Unit 4 Review, 6th Social Studies
Across
- 4. the crop that gives people sugar, it is very difficult to grow and so the Portuguese used slave labor and enslaved people for their farms, even though most slaves didn't live more than 15 years because of the harsh work conditions
- 7. Roman _________________ is the religion from Spain and Portugal that most people in South America follow
- 9. the Treaty of _____________ was the agreement that divided the world between Spain and Portugal, which is why Spain took over so much of North and South America
- 11. the indigenous people who ruled a huge area of South America before Europeans came
- 12. the _________ rainforest is a place full of biodiversity, meaning there are a lot of different plants and animals living there
- 13. this is the term for how the world's weather is getting worse and more serious storms and weather patterns are being made because of it
- 14. the cutting down and clearing of trees
Down
- 1. this word means how high or low a place is; higher areas have colder weather, while lower areas have warmer weather
- 2. one of the amazing inventions of the Inca was the _________________ bridge, a bridge that hangs in the air from one side to the other and is made out of woven grass
- 3. this country is the only country that speaks Portuguese, because it was colonized by Portugal
- 5. the biggest celebration in Brazil, with people dressed up in colorful costumes, a lot of dancing, and giant parade floats (stages) that show different parts of African and Portuguese heritage
- 6. the giant farms that enslaved people were forced to work on to harvest crops
- 8. the Inca used __________ farming to cut steps into the mountain to build flat places where they could grow their crops
- 10. this country has the most influence on South American countries; most South American countries follow the religion of ________, speak _________ish, and have buildings in the style of ________
- 12. the mountain range where the Inca lives, and that stretches almost from the top to the bottom of South America