The People Who Came

Question 1

Who were referred to as the indigenous people?

Answer 1

Amerindians

Question 2

Why were the group of people “The Amerindians” referred to as “The Amerindians”

Answer 2

They were the group of Indians that were living in America

Question 3

Who were the first Europeans to arrive in the Caribbean?

Answer 3

The Spaniards

Question 4

In which part of Africa were the Fanti and Ashanti tribes from?

Answer 4

Ghana

Question 5

In what year did the Spaniards arrive in jamaica?

Answer 5

1494

Question 6

In what year did the Africans arrive in Jamaica?

Answer 6

1517

Question 7

What were the three regions involved in the triangular trade?

Answer 7

Europe, west Africa, West Indies

Question 8

When did the first group of Chinese begin to settle

Answer 8

1854

Question 9

In what year did the Lebanon’s, Palestine’s, and Jordan’s arrive in Jamaica?

Answer 9

1890’s

Question 10

What indigenous group named Jamaica “Yamaye”

Answer 10

Tainos

Question 11

What dishes did the Tainos contribute to Jamaican cuisine?

Answer 11

Pepper pot soup & bbq sauce

Question 12

What materialistic item did the tainos introduce?

Answer 12

Hammocks

Question 13

What foods did the Spaniards bring to Jamaica?

Answer 13

Seville orange, coconuts, lemons, bananas, plantains, sugarcanes, and figs

Question 14

What animals did the Spaniards bring with them?

Answer 14

Cows, horses, rats, mice, and sheep

Question 15

Name some places in Jamaica named by the Spanish

Answer 15

Ocho Rios, rio grande, rio Minho, rio cobre, Santa Cruz, savanna-la-mar, St. Jags de la Vega and Morant Bay.

Question 16

What was the denomination of the Spanish

Answer 16

Roman Catholic

Question 17

In what year did the British arrive in Jamaica

Answer 17

1655