7th grade geography chapter 7 South America
Portuguese wealth
-gold and diamonds -sugar and coffee worked by slaves -slave trade(imported over 5 million slaves from Africa to Brazil)
Simon Bolivar
-led revelation against Spain -was born in Venezuela -his uncle sent him to get an education -Bolivia is named in his honor -sometimes called "George Washington"
what empire was located along the western coast of South America from 1438 until 1530
Inca
terraced
fields
where does the Amazon River originate
the Andes Mountains
the Inca
-lived in South America -lived from 1438-1530 -the Spanish conquered them -made terraced fields
Guarani
-lived in eastern and central lowlands on the Paraguay and Parana rivers -settled in one place -were hunter-gatherers -used slash-and-burn
Tupinamba
-lived near mouth of Amazon and southward -settled in one place -were hunter-gatherers -used slash-and-burn
Yanomami
-lives in rain forests through the Amazon Basin -nomadic -were hunter-gatherers -uses slash-and-burn -clears land for farming
how large is the Amazon River Basin
2,700,00 square miles
suspension bridge
a bridge used to cross canyons
descendant
a relative
the Treaty of Tordesillas
a treaty the pope made between Spain and Portugal. They both found South America and instead of war they used this treaty. Spain got more land.
treaty
an agreement between 2 or more countries
why might people have lived in the lowlands of south America for thousands of years?
because there is fertile soil, and a stable food supply
kinship
blood relationship
slash-and-burn
burning forests for new life
which event made it possible for the conquest of most of South America
by signing the Treaty of Tordesillas
transformed
changed
slash and burn technique is a way of doing what
clearing forests for farming
monopoly
complete control
Francisco Pizarro
conquistador who overthrew the Incas
Spanish conquests brought:
diseases, Enslaved natives, missionaries who spread Christianity
By settling in South Americas fertile river plains what were ancient people able to do
establish a steady food supply
The Andes Mountains stretch along the eastern coast of South America
false
Pedro Alvarez
found Brazil while looking for India
what is subsistence farming
growing only enough food to feed ones family
Where are people in South America most likely to live
in warm low places with some rainfall
The River Basin
lots of animals and vegetation
lowlands
low-lying areas of south America
utilized
made practical use of
hunter-gatherers
people who hunted animals and gathered plants for food
nomads
people who move from place to place
rebellions
revolts
Simon Bolivar was known as
the liberator
brazilwood
to dye fabric
convert
to switch
Smaller rivers that drain into a larger river are called
tributaries
sugarcane
valuable crop
what factor led to the Spanish conquest o the Inca Empire on 1532?
weak economy and civil war
