Historical Perspectives on Louisiana's Native Music

What term refers to man-made objects that are used to study the past?

• relics

• artifacts

• antiques

• remnants

What type of historical data do we have about American Indian music making in Louisiana from the time of European colonization?

• transcriptions of songs

• recordings of songs

• surviving musical instruments

• descriptions of Native music making by Europeans

What are some of the oldest surviving artifacts from Native American cultures in Louisiana?

• Pottery shards

• Cave paintings

• Stone tools

• 
  Earthen mounds

What European country first colonized Louisiana?

• 
  Spain

• England

• France

• Portugal

What was the name of the colonizer whose descriptions of Native American music making we studied in class?

• Iberville

• La Salle

• Bienville

• Marquette

In what century was Louisiana first colonized?

• 1600s

• 1500s

• 1800s

• 
  1700s

Which term refers to the process of passing information (such as songs, stories, language, and beliefs) from generation to generation without relying on writing?

• narrative communication

• linguistic transfer

• written dissemination

• oral transmission

What types of Native American music making did Iberville describe witnessing in the area of present-day Baton Rouge?

• religious music borrowed from other European colonists

• 
  flute with percussion accompaniment

• 
  instrumental ensembles

• vocal music with percussion accompaniment

Which term refers to a large gathering of Native American people that usually includes music, dancing, and other cultural activities?

• fiesta

• ceremony

• powwow

• celebration
  

What method of musical dissemination allowed French colonist to bring French music to Louisiana?

• audio recordings

• the oral tradition

• musical notation

• lithography