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Here are the teacher pack items for Brazil: History and Its Influence:
Overview In this experience, students begin by learning the early history of Brazil, including that of its native population. Then they explore and explain the impact of the Portuguese colonization and independence, researching a specific era in Brazil’s history. Finally, they consider the impact of the slave trade on Brazil. In scene 4, students will work together in small groups to research seven different eras or events of Brazilian history. Be sure that at least one group is assigned to each era or event. This experience contains a lot of content. You may choose to teach it over two sessions in order to spend adequate time on the various elements of Brazil’s history. Objectives:
Brazil has a different colonial history from much of South America. Beginning in the 1500s, Portugal claimed and colonized the region that became Brazil, while Spain controlled much of the rest of South America.
Before Portuguese colonization, many Indigenous peoples already lived in the region, with their own languages, communities, governments, and traditions. During the colonial period, Brazil also became the destination for more enslaved Africans in the transatlantic slave trade than any other part of the Americas.
In this experience, you will examine major events in Brazil’s history and consider how Indigenous societies, Portuguese colonization, African cultures, slavery, independence, and later developments continue to influence Brazil today.
Objectives:
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Review the Timeline of Brazilian History.
Write two questions you have about the history of Brazil, based on what you learned from the timeline.
Discuss student questions as a group. Choose several questions to use as guiding questions throughout the experience.
When everyone is ready to continue, unlock the next scene.
