Global - South America vocab

domesticate

• dependent on one another; mutually dependent
• to tame; to bring plants or animals under human control
• an organization that has no government ties and works to address world problems

Andes Mountains

• Latin American serial drama similar to a soap opera
• the largest mountain range in the world; home of the Chavin and Inca civilizations.
• to tame; to bring plants or animals under human control

terrace

• a raised, flat mound of earth (dirt) that looks like a platform with sloping sides
• Group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or combination of such characteristics
• use of automatic machinery to increase production

nomad

• A person who moves from place to place in search of food
• Latin American serial drama similar to a soap opera
• a raised, flat mound of earth (dirt) that looks like a platform with sloping sides

Line of Demarcation

• This was the line drawn by Alexander VI that gave Portugal most of Brazil and Spain the rest of South America
• To bring under the ownership or control of a nation, such as industries and land.
• the violent overthrow of a government by a small group

Treaty of Tordesillas

• increased variety to achieve a balance
• A 1494 agreement between Portugal and Spain, declaring that newly discovered lands to the west of an imaginary line in the Atlantic Ocean would belong to Spain and newly discovered lands to the east of the line would belong to Portugal.
• the violent overthrow of a government by a small group

Oligarchy

• an organization that has no government ties and works to address world problems
• a small group of wealthy people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
• Group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or combination of such characteristics

coup

• dependent on one another; mutually dependent
• a region where a group of countries agrees to reduce or eliminate trade barriers
• the violent overthrow of a government by a small group

nationalize

• Latin American serial drama similar to a soap opera
• To bring under the ownership or control of a nation, such as industries and land.
• A person who moves from place to place in search of food

Mechanization

• use of automatic machinery to increase production
• the largest mountain range in the world; home of the Chavin and Inca civilizations.
• Latin American serial drama similar to a soap opera