RASTAFARI

Question 1

Jamaica by the Arawak Indians

Answer 1

Xaymaca

Question 2

Date Christopher Columbus claimed Jamaica for Spain

Answer 2

May 5, 1494

Question 3

year slavery ended

Answer 3

1838

Question 4

year Jamaica becomes independent

Answer 4

1962

Question 5

turning point in rise of Rastafarian movement

Answer 5

Adoption of Haile Selassie’s November 2, 1930 coronation

Question 6

Rasta Fari

Answer 6

follower of Prince Safari

Question 7

Ras (Amharic)

Answer 7

prince

Question 8

Leonard Howell

Answer 8

encouraged self-sufficiency by setting up bakery and primary schools
published a newspaper— “The People’s Voice”
became the first Ganja farmer and commercialized it
started communal living and labor for the good of the movement
Sunday dinners, parades, singing and dancing, passovers, commemoration of Haile Selassie’s coronation

Question 9

dread locks

Answer 9

the most distinguishing and prominent physical trait
defines regal bearing (crown)
sacred bond with the creator
strength (symbol of lion’s mane)

Question 10

Teacher Hibbert

Answer 10

well read and very knowledgeable about the bible and world affairs
introduced occultism into Rasta practice and beliefs
died in 1985; his followers left to join other Rasta movements or practiced their beliefs without allegiance to other leaders`

Question 11

Robert Hinds

Answer 11

founded the king of kings mission

rooted his practice in biblical events, rituals (baptism, fasting, passover), and stories

Question 12

controlling core beliefs of Rastafarian Culture

Answer 12

seeking existence (whether material or spiritual) beyond the limits and laws of Western civilization
the Western world as Babylon (captivity)
yearning for a new dawn and life of freedom in Africa/ Ethiopia (Zion)
wholesome and natural foods, clothing, products (ITAL)
the hair as sacred (source of power, divinity, and strength)
marijuana as herb and gift of life and Divine inspiration (Ganja)
Haile Selassie as the Anointed of the Creator (almighty JAH)
the Bible as a story of Black People

Question 13

The Atlantic Slave Trade and Christianity shaped Jamaican culture

Answer 13

much of the metaphors that explain the rise of Rastafarianism derive from remnants of African practices, a unique interpretation of Christianity, and the history of the past slave revolts in Jamaican history
the Taki Revolt of 1760 saw the rise of the Myal religion (African practice of Christianity)
Pukumina is another variant of a unique Jamaican practice of Christianity where nature is central to world views and spirituality

Question 14

Rastafarianism (or Ethiopianism) saw its rise foretold in the Bible

Answer 14

“Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God”— Psalm 68, Verse 31 (pg. 34)

Question 15

the coronation of Haile Selassie on November 30 as emperor of Ethiopia was seen by descendants of Africans in the western hemisphere as

Answer 15

fulfillment of prophecy and the genesis of the Rastafarian movement