History Of Brazil

Brazil is the only South American country that has a(n) _____ heritage.

• English

• Portuguese

• Spanish

• French

The Tupi, Arawak, and Carib are three of the many _____ peoples who lived in Brazil before Europeans arrived.

• immigrant

• migrant

• indigenous

• nomadic

The Tupi and Brazil's other lowland and rain forest peoples practiced _____ agriculture.

• terraced

• dry irrigation

• slash-and-burn

• hunter-gatherer

What material extracted from brazilwood was highly valued in Europe?

• red dye

• sap

• rubber

• tannin

In the 1600s, _____ became Brazil's main export and Portugal's greatest source of wealth.

• cocoa

• sugar

• cotton

• coffee

The discovery of gold in the 1690s and then the discovery of _____ in the 1720s drew thousands of colonists to Brazil.

• iron ore

• rare hardwoods

• oil

• diamonds

What economic activity led to African slavery in Brazil?

• slash-and-burn farming

• forestry

• fur trade

• plantation agriculture

Brazil gained independence partly as an indirect result of the actions of the French emperor _____.

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Charles de Gaulle

• Dom João

• Pedro II

Today, Brazil is a(n) _____, in which people elect a president and other leaders.

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• democratic republic

• autocracy

In Brazil, voting is _____, therefore citizens are required by law to vote.

• compulsory

• optional

• illegal

• elective