Caribbean History Paper 1 May/June 2024 (1)
Quiz by Martin Visser
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- Q1
The Maya used a type of writing called
Cuneiform
Epi-Olmec
Hieroglyphic
Indus Script
120s - Q2
The Kalinagos went on sea-faring expeditions in vessels called
Piragas
Caneyes
Caravel
Batos
120s - Q3
The ruler of a Mayan city was called
Audiencia
Ouboutou
Halach Uinic
Cacique
120s - Q4
Which of the following did the Maya use as money?
Cowrie shells
Cocoa beans
Copper bars
Gold nuggets
120s - Q5
The Maya obtained their food MAINLY by
Fishing
Farming
Trading
Hunting
120s - Q6
The duty of the encomendero regarding the indigenous people was to
Keep records of their punishment.
Ensure that they worked in the mines.
Free them from enslavement.
Protect and Christianize them.
120s - Q7
In which century were the English MOST succesful in establishing settlements in the Caribbean?
Fourteenth
Sixteenth
Fifteenth
Seventeenth
120s - Q8
Which of the following is the town council in the Spanish American empire?
Repartimento
Cabildos
Conquistadores
Alcalde
120s - Q9
Which TWO European countries were chief rivals in the setting up of colonies in the Americas in the early 16th century?
Portugal and Spain
France and Portugal
England and Spain
England and France
120s - Q10
The MAIN goal of the English and French colonies in the Caribbean was to
Relieve the mother country of its excess population.
Mine goals and precious materials.
Produce tropical crops fot the mother country.
Convert the natives of the Caribbean.
120s - Q11
Which of the following resulted from the changeover from tobacco to sugar cane cultivation in the Caribbean?
I. The black population increased.
II. The mulatto population declined.
III. The number of landowners declined.
I and III only.
I, II and III.
I and II only.
II and III only.
120s - Q12
Legislation passed in British colonies to regulate the ratio of the black population to the whites were called the
Navigation Acts
Slave Laws
Amelioration Proposals
Deficiency Laws
120s - Q13
Which of the following occured in Africa as a result of the slave trade?
Increased importation of European goods.
Reduction of warfare in West Africa.
Growth of the West African population.
Uniting of Africa under European rule.
120s - Q14
The term 'barracoon' is MOST likely associated with the
Housing of captive persons on the African coast.
Punishment of enslaved persons in the Caribbean.
Cultivation by captive persons in Africa.
Trade in enslaved persons in the Caribbean.
120s - Q15
Which of the following ports were British slave ships MOST likely to visit during the 1700s?
Havana
Kingston
Rio de Janeiro
Port-au-Prince
120s