Our Common Heritage
Our Common Heritage
10 Different Types of Cultures terms
Culture
- Ancestors
- Noun
- A person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended.
- Example: My ancestors came to Jamaica during the 1513.
- en: Ancestors
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- Caribbean
- Noun
- the region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (including the West Indies), and the surrounding coasts.
- Example: The Europeans came to the Caribbean and colonized Jamaica.
- en: Caribbean
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- Chinese
- Noun
- Relating to China or its language, culture, or people.
- Example: I wanted to try the Chinese noodles but I am not in china.
- en: Chinese
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- Colonization
- Adjective
- Colonialism is defined as “control by one power over a dependent area or people.
- Example: In 1494 colonization began in Jamaican.
- en: La colonización de diferentes países.
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- Enslavement
- Verb
- the action of making someone a slave.
- Example: The Tanios and African where beaten and enslaved.
- en: Enslavement
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- French
- Noun
- Relating to France or its people or language.
- Example: One of my friend can speak in a french acsent.
- en: French
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- Middle passage
- Noun
- the sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies.
- Example: The transportation of slaves from Africa to the caribbean was known as the Middle Passage.
- en: Middle Passage
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- Plantation
- An estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are grown.
- Example: For their government the settlers adopted (1639) a plantation covenant.
- en: Plantation
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- Tainos
- Noun
- a member of an Arawak people formerly inhabiting the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas.
- Example: The Tainos lived in South America and settled in the Caribbean.
- en: Tainos
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- Timeline
- a graphical representation of a period of time, on which important events are marked.
- Example: The teacher showed the students how to create their history timeline to show the events in order.
- en: Timeline
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