Louisiana History Chapter 2 Test 2 Review
Which is a common feature of a Louisiana festival?
a combination of a religious rite and a social occasion
What is the urban center of the Crossroads Region?
Alexandria Pineville
What is the urban center of Plantation Country?
Baton Rouge
Why is the blues often described as a link to the past?
Blues is based on the chants of plantation slaves
In what ways are Cajun music and Zydeco similar?
Both use the accordion and are sung in French
Who brought Mardi Gras to Louisiana?
French explorers
Why has the market for alligator expanded?
There is now a market for alligator meat
Which are ways culture is expressed?
architecture, religious beliefs, and customs
Which would belong in the cultural category, Louisiana music?
blues, jazz, rock and roll
What were the cash crops of the Plantation Country?
cotton and sugar
Which two types of music combined to become rock and roll?
country music and blues
Which cultural category would contain boudin, okra, and jambalaya?
food
What is the role of a cultural anthropologist?
identifies areas where its past patterns make a region district from it's surroundings
What roles did Marie Madeleine Hachard and the Ursuline nuns plan to fill when they arrived in Louisiana?
nurses and teachers
Why did the government feel it was necessary to establish the CODOFIL?
Cultural diffusion was causing the loss of the French language
Which ethnic group introduced the accordion into Louisiana culture?
Germans
Which is true about location's effect on culture?
Hunting, and fishing are part of the culture in northern Louisiana due to the forest and lakes present there
Why did Shreveport become an important transportation and trade hub in the Sportsman's Paradise region?
It's location on the Red River
Where is Creole Heritage Celebration Day held each year?
Natchitoches Parish
Why is the culture of North Louisiana more like the Upland South than South Louisiana?
Northern Louisiana and the Upland South were settled by the English
What is the largest urban area in Sportsman's Paradise?
Shreveport-Bossier City
Which of these festivals includes the blessing of the fleet?
Shrimp and Petroleum Festival
Which cultural region would have interested loggers and farmers?
Sportman's Paradise because of its forests and rolling hills
Why was the first European religion in Louisiana Roman Catholic?
The French and Spanish controlled the colony, and they were both Roman Catholic
Why is New Orleans different from other large cities in the United States?
The active port brought a diverse population into the city
Which is an example of cultural diffusion?
Vietnamese po'boy
How are cultural regions defined?
shared ways of cooking, speaking, and worshipping
How did the po' boy get its name?
supported the striking streetcar conductors
On the state flag what do the three drops of blood flowing from the breast of the brown pelican symbolize?
the state's willingness to sacrifice itself for its citizens
What is culture?
way of life