Haiti ~ The Culture and Early History

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C P Í
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R C H R I S T I A N
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K E O O
     
I O T
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S C U L P T U R E L
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K E S O C
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E E T U H C
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Y U C A C I Q U E D O M S I O
             
A R N S P E L
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V O D O U T I A F U
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P S A K F R E N C H D M
           
E N I I O B
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C A V E   P A I N T I N G S M U
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N G H A R V E S T S
 
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L É O G A N E
 
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H I S P A N I O L A

Across

  1. Haiti has a long and storied history and therefore retains a very rich _______________ (7)
  2. Haiti is a largely ______________ country (9)
  3. Haiti is world famous for its distinctive art, notably painting and _____________ (9)
  4. Before the arrival of Christopher Columbus, the island of Hispaniola was divided among five or six long-established _____________________ (11)
  5. ______ a New World Afro-diasporic faith is practiced by roughly half the population (5)
  6. One of Haiti's two official languages is ________ (6)
  7. Taíno cultural artifacts include _________ _____________ (14)
  8. The caciquedoms made payment consisting of ___________ (8)
  9. Modern-day _____________ , a town in the southwest, is at the site of Xaragua's former capital. (7)
  10. Haiti occupies the western third of this isalnd. (10)

Down

  1. Haitian culture is a mixture of primarily French, African elements, and native ____________ (5)
  2. The second is Haitian ___________ which is spoken by virtually the entire population of Haiti. (6)
  3. ____________ make up about 16% of the population (11)
  4. The Taíno name for the entire island was ____________ (7)
  5. Haitian creole is closely related to ___________ Creole. (9)
  6. Taíno polities, which are often called "____________" (9)
  7. In nearly all aspects of modern Haitian society however, the _____________ and African elements dominate (8)
  8. Christopher _____________ arrived on the island of Hispaniola (8)
  9. ___________ is also spoken by a good portion of the population, though it is not an official language. (7)
  10. The caciquedoms were tributary _______________ (8)


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