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CHAPTER ONE: HISTORY, RELIGION, AND TRADITION
TEXT-DEPENDENT QUESTIONS
1.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
1.
Which direction was Pedro Álvares Cabral sailing from Portugal when
he discovered Brazil and why did he choose that route?
2. Which group discovered gold?
3. When was slavery in Brazil abolished?
RESEARCH PROJECTS
1. Select either Pedro Álvares Cabral or Vasco de Gama, or any monarch
mentioned in the text, and write a short essay about their life and
accomplishments.
2. Use the Internet and the library to research Brazil’s chief agricultural
products. Find a map that shows where each crop grows. What can
you determine by studying the map?
A coin to celebrate Cabral’s
500th birthday.