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Indigenous Peoples and Early Colonial Encounters in Brazil

Total questions: 5

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name given to the document that classified indigenous groups and described their customs?

a)

Carta de Caminha

b)

Lei de Caminha

c)

Carta de Pedro

d)

Carta de Brasil

2.

Who wrote the Carta de Caminha?

a)

Pedro Álvares Cabral

b)

Pero Vaz de Caminha

c)

Cristóvão Colombo

d)

Vasco da Gama

3.

What was a common characteristic of indigenous groups in Brazil?

a)

They all spoke the same language

b)

They had their own customs and ways of life

c)

They lived in large cities

d)

They used metal tools

4.

What is the main purpose of the Carta de Caminha?

a)

To describe the discovery of Brazil and its people

b)

To declare independence

c)

To create new laws

d)

To establish trade routes

5.

What does the Carta de Caminha provide information about?

a)

The geography of Brazil

b)

The customs and appearance of indigenous people

c)

The climate of Brazil

d)

The animals found in Brazil