The Caribbean was forged through European colonialism and the enslaved labor of millions of Africans. Creolization has resulted in many unique cultural expressions in music, language, and religion....

The Caribbean was forged through European colonialism and the enslaved labor of millions of Africans. Creolization has resulted in many unique cultural expressions in music, language, and religion. Some view the Caribbean as a neo-Africa, in which African peoples, cultures, and even some agricultural practices dominate, especially in isolated maroon communities.

1. What religious practices transferred from Africa to the Caribbean, and how did they diffuse?

2. What explains the language diversity in the Caribbean?