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7th gr hist ch 7
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who helped pass the New Laws of 1542? | Bartolome' de Las Casas |
| what are O Aleijadinho's (or Antonio Lisboa)sculptures like? | angular and realistic, made of soapstone |
| Where are the Pampas and what are they known for? | an area in the region of the River Plate Republics in South America known for it's fertile grasslands |
| What two countries form the Iberian Peninsula? | Spain and Portugal |
| What is the name for people with Indian and Spanish parents? | mestizos |
| What did the Line Of Demarcation establish? | that everything east of the line could be claimed by Portugal |
| Describe a typical upper class home in south America: | the house opened onto an interior courtyard, the first floor was used for business, the 2nd floor was used for family apartments, workers & servants lived in the same building |
| Why were the Jesuits expelled from the New World? | others were jealous of their profits and power |
| What is an encomienda? | the reward for a conquistador |
| What is the region settled by people from the Iberian Peninsula called? | Latin America |
| Why did the Portuguese royalty flee to Brazil? | Portugal had been captured by Napoleon |
| Who replaced the donatarios as rulers in Brazil? | Governor-generals |
| What did the country of Suriname used to be called? | Dutch Guiana |
| Pirates were the curse of the Caribbean Sea, especially for whom? | The Spanish navy |
| What is the name for people of pure Spanish or Portuguese descent born in America? | creoles |
| What South American river is the second longest in the world? | Amazon River |
| What religious group was expelled from the New World by both the Portuguese and the Spanish? | Jesuits |
| What two resources were the two major exports of colonial Latin America | sugar and refined silver |
| What treaty reestablished the Line of Demarcation? | Treaty of Tordesillas |
| What does viceroy mean and what was their job? | it means "in place of the king" and their job was to rule the colony |
| What major South American product is originally from Arabia? | coffee |
| What are the longest mountains in the world that San Martin crossed on his way to liberate Chile? | Andes Mountains |
| Military leaders who helped overthrow governments but ruled as dictators themselves were called: | caudillos |
| Portuguese nobles who controlled the 12 captaincies: | donatarios |
| What Dominican friar spoke out against unfair treatment of the Indians? | Barolome' de Las Casas |
| What Brazilian was one of South America's most famous sculptors? | Antonio Lisboa (or O Aleijadinho) |
| Who was the first governor-general of Brazil | Thome do Souza |
| What man, known as the liberator, helped several South American countries achieve independence? | Simon Bolivar |
| What country estate owners were like the lords of the medieval manors? | haciendados |
| Who shouted "Independence or death!" and tore the symbol of Portugal from his military uniform and was crowned Emperor of Brazil? | Pedro I |
| Like our American cowboy, what has become the symbol of rugged independence for Argentina? (San Martin chose them for his troops) | gauchos |
| Who did the Argentine government chose to take independence to Peru? | Jose de San Martin |
| Who suffered the most from high taxes on exports and high prices on imports? | Spanish and Portuguese colonies |
| Who NEVER officially approved the enslaving of the native South Americans? | the Spanish government |
| After the Jesuits were expelled, what happened to the Indians? | they went back to their former way of life |
| What were the first Indians like that the Spanish met in the Americas? | poor |
| Why is the area of South and Central American often called Latin America? | because Spain and Portugal are Latin in origin |
| what are exported goods? | goods that are shipped OUT of the country to be sold |
| what are imported goods? | goods shipped INTO the country to be sold |
| what is a hacienda? | huge country estates |
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