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Mestizo
Creole
Maya
Garifuna
Mennonite
100
What language do the majority of the Mestizo people speak?
Spanish
100
What is the main language of the Creole people?
Kriol
100
What were ceramics used for other than gathering food and acting as containers?
Spiritual and Religious ceremonies
100
Where do the Garifuna primarily live?
Along the Coast of Belize; Dangriga, Hopkins, Punta Gorda
100
What religion do the majority of Mennonites practice?
Christianity
200
What are the two ancestors of the Mestizo people?
Indian and Spanish
200
What two languages make up the Kriol language?
English and African
200
What is one of the most important foods to the Maya that is also associated with one of the Gods?
Corn
200
What is the approximate population of the Garifuna people?
~ 15 000
200
What is the approximate population of the Mennonites in Belize?
~ 5000
300
Are the Mestizo people the largest group in Belize?
No. Second Largest.
300
What are three major instruments the Creole people use?
ree Any of the following: drums accordions banjos guitars mouth organs makeshift instruments
300
Name three Mayan Cultures.
Mopan Kekchi Yucatec
300
What is one Traditional dish of the Garifuna?
Cassava, fish, mashed plantain
300
The Mennonites migrated from which two countries to Belize?
The Mennonites migrated from which two countries to Belize?
400
What is the main instrument used by the Mestizo people?
Guitar
400
What is the common name for Creole music today?
Brukdown
400
What religion were the Maya forced to convert to during Spanish Contact?
Catholicism
400
What is Cassava
Root vegetable also known as Yuca
400
Which Mennonite community has the only oil field in Belize?
Spanish lookout
500
True or False: The Mestizo are heavily influenced by the Maya in everyday life.
True
500
Creole people are descendants from slaves of which group of settlers?
British
500
Which district has the largest settlement of Mopan Maya?
Toledo
500
Name an instrument that is the most important to this culture
Drums
500
Which food industry do the Mennonites in Belize supply the majority of?
Poultry