SS 2

What is a nickname for the Amazon rainforest?

• The heart of our planet

• The lungs of our planet

• The oxygen forest

• The forest of fresh air

What country has the largest portion of the Amazon rainforest?

• Belize

• Argentina

• Brazil

• Mexico

What is a ka kaung or padaug

• gold rings around the neck

• silver rings around the neck

• a tribal collar

• brass rings around the neck

Scientists that study written records

• recordian

• recorditition

• historian

• writing specialist

What culture gave the visiting Europeans eye glasses and and silk fabrics?

• Brazilians

• Chinese

• Spanish

• Americans

What is BCE

• before christian era

• backward counting era

• before common era

What is CE?

• common era

• christian era

• Counting era

why are there 2 dating systems: bce and ce?

• the years start over

• They don't start counting years over again at the birth of christ

• they ran out of numbers

Which area of culture is most affected by the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest?

• customs

• beliefs

• morals

• values

Margaret Mead:

• invited people from samoa

• did not invite people from Sydney

• did not invite people from samoa