INCAS
COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
BRAZIL
AMAZON RAINFOREST
VOCAB
100
When did the Inca Empire exist?
1400s & 1500s
100
What was the Colombian Exchange?
Two-way trade between the Old World (Europe. Africa, Asia) and the New World (Americas)
100
What is the most popular religion in Brazil?
Roman Catholic
100
Where do most tribes in the Amazon live?
most live near rivers
100
What is the removal of trees from large areas?
Deforestation
200
Who was the leader of the Inca Empire?
Sapa Inca
200
How were items brought between the Old World and New World?
by ship
200
What is the main language of Brazil?
Portuguese
200
True or False? Tribes of the Amazon do not believe in owning weapons.
False
200
What is the word for finding ways to use the resources of the rainforest without destroying it?
Sustainable Development
300
Explain how the Incas used terrace farming.
cut flat fields into mountains so they could farm
300
What disease was brought over from Europe to the Americas?
smallpox
300
Which city has the statue “Christ the Redeemer” on top of a mountain?
Rio de Janiero
300
What percent of the world’s oxygen comes from the rainforest?
20%
300
What is a Brazilian shantytown where poor and homeless build houses on unclaimed land?
Favela
400
What did the Incas make suspension bridges from and why did they make them?
made from vines and wood; made them to cross canyons and water
400
Why were so many killed by the smallpox brought over in the Columbian Exchange?
The natives in the Americas did not have immunity
400
Which Brazilian city is overcrowded and one of the most five populous cities on Earth?
Sao Paulo
400
Why is the rainforest important for medicines?
25% of medicines contain ingredients that come from the rainforest
400
What is the word for people whose ancestors are native to the land?
Indigenous
500
What are some features that made Machu Picchu a unique city?
on a mountain top; terraces for farming; sloping ramps; steep stairs
500
What is the connection between sugarcane and African slavery in the new world?
harvesting sugar was hard work so Europeans shipped African slaves to the Americas to do the work
500
What Country colonized Brazil and why?
Portugal; They wanted to create sugar cane plantations and mine for gold and diamonds
500
What role does the rainforest play in the carbon-oxygen cycle?
Plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen
500
What is the martial art developed by Brazilian slaves?
Capoeria
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