Brazil and the Caribbean Quiz

Brazil and the Caribbean Quiz
  * What was “reconquista” about
      * It was when the Christian kingdom recaptured the Iberian peninsula from the Muslims
  * How did Portugal gain an empire in brazil?
      * The Treaty of Tordesillas, designed to divide the Atlantic between spain and Portugal
      * Portuguese mariners were blown to south America by a major storm in the atlatic.
  * Which of the following caused the largest number of deaths among native Americans in the colonial period of brazil and the Caribbean
      * Diseases such as smallpox
  * From the 1580s, the importation of Africans to brazil increased dramtically due to a new econmic cycle
      * Due to the expansion of the sugar industry, Africans soon constituted over two thirds of the peopulation of the north east
  * Slavery has always been based on race
      * False
  * By the late 17th century another new economic cycle again increased the demand for African slaves in brazil
      * The discovery of gold in Minas Gerais further increased the demand for slave labor
  * The opening up of the damond deposits in the early 18th century increased the demand for Africans from the asante and Dahomey regions. Why?
      * They were often more familiar with mining methods than their masters
  * What is the liturgical language of the syncretic afro-brazilian relgion candomble?
      * It is archaic form of Yoruba, passed down orally by successive genrations of priests
  * Which of the following was a result of the Columbian exchange
      * Native Americans were infected by many European diseases
  * What was the brazilian quilombo? How it help retain African cultural traditions.
      * Its the region where brazilian slaves escaped to. It was also the place where they were able to practice the customs and religions freely
      * It was the region where the brazilian slaves excaped to where they can practice their customs and religions freely.
  * What was capoeira...