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WorksheetsAfrica in Puerto Rico
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 24mins
How large is Africa?
The largest continent
The second largest continent
The smallest continent
How many countries does Africa have?
more than sixty countries
more than fifty countries
less than fifty countries
What were the names of the four civilizations that emerged from Africa?
Sumerian
Assyrian
Babylonian
Egyptian
Asian
What is the name of the desert found to the north of Africa?
Savanah
Sahara Desert
Australian Desert
What kind of environments are found in Africa?
jungles
deserts
forests
frozen tundra
The Europeans brought enslaved Africans to America in order to…
Live freely.
Make music.
Replace Taíno slaves.
When the Africans were brought to America…
They were sold usually to sugar plantations.
They were given as gifts to the hacendados.
They can choose where they would want to live.
When they got to the haciendas…
They were put inside the main house.
They were branded with a carimbo.
They were welcomed with a big party.
Only African men and women were enslaved.
False
True
The enslaved Africans that were brought to Puerto Rico from Jelofe, Yoruba, and Igneri tribes.
False
True
The drop in the Taíno population made the Spaiards replace them with African slaves.
False
True
The slaves’ master was responsible for…
Nothing. The slaves were responsible for themselves.
For providing only clothes.
Providing clothes, food, and housing, and made sure they lived longer and worked harder.
Domestic slaves were …
Dressed and fed better. They did household chores.
Badly Dressed and fed. They did work in the fields.
Free and lived better lives.
Field slaves were …
Dressed and fed better. They did household chores.
They did work outside the farm for a small amount of money.
Men, women, children and old people who worked the hacienda ‘s fields .
Labor slaves were …
Dressed and fed better. They did household chores.
They did work outside the farm for a small amount of money.
Men, women, children and old people who worked the hacienda ‘s fields .
What happened to disobedient slaves?
Nothing.
They were violently punished.
They would just receive a warning .
What were runaway slaves called?
Maroons
Freedmen
Pirates
What were legally freed slaves called?
Maroons
Freedmen
Pirates
What were two legal ways a slave could acquire his or her freedom ?
buying their freedom
through their master’s death
running away
People born outside Africa, but whose descendants come from Africa.
African descent
Bomba
Plena
Musical genre closest to the music of our African ancestors; there are tribes that perform dances and play music similar to it.
African descent
Bomba
Plena
Musical genre influenced by both Spanish and African rhythms and instruments.
African descent
Bomba
Plena
We owe most of our dishes containing plantain or viandas to our African ancestors.
False
True
African heritage in Puerto Rico can only be seen in our typical dishes.
False
True
The bomba is our musical genre that is most closely connected to Spain.
False
True
