Rainforest
In the rainforest layers, where do most animals live?
Canopy layer
Brazil is the biggest country in what continent?
South America
Rome is in what modern country?
Italy
Real
What is the definition of deforestation?
People cutting down trees
Name the 4 layers of the rainforest (top to bottom)
Emergent
Canopy
Understory
Forest Floor
What is Brazil's most popular drink?
Coffee
What did they do for fun (leisure):
Watching sporting in the colosseum (gladiators chariot racing), baths and art
How many people live in Brazil?
About 215 million people live in Brazil
What language did they speak? What language did they write in?
(hint they are different)
They spoke greek but wrote in latin
Why are people destroying the rainforest?
For farms, For houses, For mining (gold, diamonds)
Brazil's official language is _________.
Portuguese
What was their normal clothes?
They wore togas (men, woman and children)
What are Indigenous people?
the first people to live in a place
What is carnival?
Carnival is a 4 day celebration of dancing, music, parades and costumes
What is a habitat?
An animals home / where an animal lives
What country colonized Brazil? How long was Brazil colonized?
Portugal colonized Brazil for about 300 years (1500-1822)
200 points per correct god.
Mars is the god of _______
Jupiter is the god of _______
Cupid is the god of _________
Neptune is the god of ________
Mars is the god of war
Jupiter is the god of sky and thunder, and king of the gods
Cupid is the god of love
Neptune is the god of the sea
What is colonization?
Colonization is when one country takes control of another country. They start permanent settlements and become the new rulers of the country. They do this for control and riches.
Why is deforestation bad?
When trees are cut down they release carbon dioxide into the environment which causes climate change / the health of the rainforest is important for the health of the planet
What is biodiversity?
All the plants and animals of an area.
What are Brazil's biggest trade items? (3)
coffee, minerals and livestock
What modern things came from the Roman Empire? (200 points per correct answer)
Extensively planned roads. Plumbing (aqueducts). Res publica - the inspiration for modern republics (USA) Perfected the architecture of the arch and vault.
Romans were Polytheistic. What does that mean?
they believed in many gods
Romans made a lot of art. What types of art? 100 points per correct answer
-Mosaic , Statue, Busts, Painting, Architecture, Relief plaques (please be able to identify each type)