Culture Flashcards
(26 cards)
La Isla Pascua- Easter Island
What are moais
The stone heads
unknown how they got there or why they are there
La Isla Pascua- Easter Island
Where is Easter island and it is apart of what country?
Pacific Ocean. Part of chile
La Isla Pascua- Easter Island
What are two theories about this island?
Palanieshen War with natives and killed all natives
Peruvians and incans came and made a life there
•the island used to be abundant with forests. Natives made lots of boats. Cut down trees. Climate changed to dry.
Incan Empire
Who was the first Incan
Mango Capac
Incan Empire
When and where was the Incan empire?
1100-1533 extended along the Andy’s mountains ( Ecuador Peru Bolivia Chile Argentina)
Incan Empire
What did the Incans speak?
Quechua
Incan Empire
The king was called…
The Inca
Incan Empire
What was the capital and where was it located?
Cuzco and it was in Peru
Incan Empire
What was the Quipo?
A system of number of knots and colors on rope used to pass down stories and information.
Incan Empire
NOTES
- Giant Empire
- Very advanced for their time
- Excellent architects and engineers
- The fortresses around there cities were very well built( couldn’t stick a knife through- no cracks or holes)
- Cuzco is still inhabited by Incan descendants
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Incan Empire
What is Macho Picho?
3 hours into jungle from Curzo
Found in 1911
Fortress?
Religious center?
Refuge?
Incan Empire
What was their economy based off of?
Agriculture
Costa Rica
Located where and bordered by what countries and water masses?
Located in Central America
Panama and Nicuarqua
Atlantic and pacific oceans
Costa Rica
What is the capital?
San Hosé
Costa Rica
What are the three regions
Coasts
Mountain zones w/ volcanoes
Central Valley
Costa Rica
What is the climate like? What is the landscape like?
Tropical climate
Very fertile land because of volcanoes
Lots of rain forests
Costa Rica
What is the Quetzal?
The famous bird of the country.
Costa Rica
What is a big problem and how are they fixing it?
Deforestation and by setting up national parks they are solving the problem
Costa Rica
NOTES
- Strong democratic nation
- Peaceful
- No army (National Guard)
- Focus is on educations
- Highest literacy Rates in Central America
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Argentina
What is the capital?
Buenas Aires
Argentina
What are the Pampas?
Low fertile land good for agricultural and livestock
Argentina
What is the Aconcaqun
The tallest plateau in the Southern Hemisphere it’s full of minerals and natural gases.
Argentina
When were the native people exterminated?
18th century
Argentina
What are the Gauchos and what is happening to them now and why?
Cowboys and they are slowing disappearing because of the rise of technology
