Taino
Taino
Europeans & Africans
Culture
Mixed Questions
100

All Tainos had this flattened at birth

 their forehead

100

The Tainos enjoyed this soup

Pepper pot

100

Why did they come to the Caribbean ?

They came in search of wealth
100

What was the Spanish name for Spanish Town?

St. Jago de la Vega

100

What continent did the East Indians come from?

Asia

200

A Taino woman wore skirts that were made from this cloth

cotton

200

Name the item that the Tainos used as their beds that we still use today in hotel and guest houses.

Hammocks

200

The first group of Europeans to come were the ________

Spaniards

200

Joseph's father is the manager at a bank. When he goes to work, he has to wear tailored trousers, jacket and tie. Which ethnic groups has influenced his dressing?

British and Spanish

200

The Tainos used this type of transport to travel to the Caribbean

 Canoes

300

A Taino man wore this

loin cloth

300

The continent from which the Tainos came to the Caribbean

South America

300

When did the African come to Jamaica?

1513

300

Which ethnic group introduced us to curry spices which we use to flavour chicken and goat meat?

The East Indians

300

The countries that make up the Greater Antilles are Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and?

Hispaniola

400

The Taino chief lived in this

caneye

400

Taino also ate maize which we know as

corn

400

They introduced pets to the Caribbean

Spaniards

400

The passing on of the culture one inherits to their children orothers is referred to as____.

Cultural heritage

400

Why did the Chinese come to the Caribbean?

They came to work as indentured labourers.

500

Tainos adorned their bodies with jewels made from ____ they got from the sea

shells

500

The Tainos travelled from this country to the Caribbean

Venezuela

500

Why were the Africans taken to the Caribbean?

To work as slaves on plantations

500

The flying fish and cou-cou is the national dish of which country?

Trinidad and Tobago

500

What is the largest ethnic group in Jamaica?

The Africans