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6SS South America
South America-Chapters 27, 28 & 30 (Kossler)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who were the earliest and most advanced civilization from Central America and Mexico? | Mayas |
| What were the ancient people of the Andes called? | Incas |
| What were the ancient people of Mexico called? | Aztecs |
| What are the 2 most common languages in South America? | Spanish and Portuguese |
| Where did the European people who settled Brazil come from? | Portugal |
| Who did the rich people mostly descend from? | European settlers |
| Who did the poor people mostly descend from? | native Indians |
| What are people who descended from both Europeans and Indians called? | mestizos |
| What are the people of mixed European and African descent called? | mulattos |
| What descent is the highest social group of people? | European |
| How were the Inca able to have time to create works of art while surviving in their difficult environment? | they learned how to farm |
| 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 |
| What was the southern part of South America known for? | raising cattle |
| What were the cowboys who work in the southern part of South America called? | gauchos |
| What has dominated South American cultural life since the Conquistadors came? | the Catholic Church |
| What three main sources does music, literature and art of South America come from? | European, Native American and African |
| 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 |
| Why did the islands in the Galapagos devlop unique forms of life? | they were isolated from the other animals on the mainland |
| What did the South American Indians learn to create farmland in the mountains? | terraced fields |
| What country is the Amazon River located in? | Brazil |
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