Vocab 4.4
A person who fought to ban slavery in South America.
What is an Abolitionist.
Simon Bolivar was a military leader and activist for independence in South America. He helped which country gain their independence for Spain.
What is Venezuela.
A government with one leader, who used the military force to rule their nation.
What is dictatorship.
What are urban cities?
When machines do work instead of humans.
What is mechanization?
The act of a military overthrow of a government.
What is a coup?
This South American colony gained its independence from the portugese crown. The son of the King rebelled against his royal family and declared this country independent from portugal.
What is Brazil.
What is an oligarchy?
This sport was very popular amongst the South American countries.
What is soccer/football
A festival held in many countries to celebrate culture.
A government ran by a group of people.
What is an oligarchy?
Buenos Ares is the capital city for which major South American country in the south.
What is Argentina.
A government ruled by representatives that were voted on by its people.
A type of music that was originated in Brazil by the influence of African cultures.
Brazil dramas related to soap operas?
What are telenovelas?
The act of government regulating industry.
In many South American countries this rich natural resource was plentiful and was very impactful for many economies.
What is oil?
Many countries started to form oligarchies as their first form of government. Which groups of people formed the oligarchies.
Who are rich farmers or merchants? (sugar farmers or coffee farmers)
Many groups of people made up South American. Name one.
European settlers
Freed African slaves
Native South American Indians
This African influenced dance would usually be performed at Carnival?
What is samba?
What is a dictator?
This South American country was the last to ban slavery in 1888.
What is Brazil?
By the last 1900s most all the South American countries had become this type of government.
What is a democracy?
This was the most popular religion in all of South America?
What is Catholicism?
People who share a unique culture and identity.
What is an ethnic group?