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South America-Chapters 27, 28 & 30 (Kossler)

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Who were the earliest and most advanced civilization from Central America and Mexico?   Mayas  
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What were the ancient people of the Andes called?   Incas  
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What were the ancient people of Mexico called?   Aztecs  
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What are the 2 most common languages in South America?   Spanish and Portuguese  
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Where did the European people who settled Brazil come from?   Portugal  
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Who did the rich people mostly descend from?   European settlers  
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Who did the poor people mostly descend from?   native Indians  
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What are people who descended from both Europeans and Indians called?   mestizos  
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What are the people of mixed European and African descent called?   mulattos  
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What descent is the highest social group of people?   European  
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How were the Inca able to have time to create works of art while surviving in their difficult environment?   they learned how to farm  
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Why did the Indians that live in the rain forests in the North and the cold land of the South not develop a complicated culture like the Incas did?   their food comes from hunting and fishing  
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What was the southern part of South America known for?   raising cattle  
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What were the cowboys who work in the southern part of South America called?   gauchos  
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What has dominated South American cultural life since the Conquistadors came?   the Catholic Church  
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What three main sources does music, literature and art of South America come from?   European, Native American and African  
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What was the only way the new South American farms and mines could make money?   to make slaves out of the Indians and bring slaves from Africa to work on them  
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Why did the islands in the Galapagos devlop unique forms of life?   they were isolated from the other animals on the mainland  
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What did the South American Indians learn to create farmland in the mountains?   terraced fields  
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What country is the Amazon River located in?   Brazil  
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