HNR 340 Lecture 2: Week of Jan23-25
10 Feb 2017
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The background of brazilian history | william b. greenlee. Achievements of a small country with 1-2 million people. Portuguese are known for accurate knowledge of both west, east coasts of africa, indian ocean, spice islands (more so than for their voyages to america). Obtain slaves (current day liberia), gold dust, ivory, pepper. Receive papal recognition for advancement of christianity. Independence/friendly relations with foreign alliances (except threat of spanish kingdoms) Treaties with spain to differentiate which lands/directions were allowed per country. Bull inter caetera (1493: added brazil to portuguese line. Treaty of tordesillas agreed that spaniards may go west of line, portuguese to east. Implied spheres of influence: westward to newfoundland and coast line to brazil, later abandoned because it failed to separate two equal spheres and declare distinct lines. Changing food use patterns in brazil | warren r. fish. To learn a culture"s food patterns, must consider the people, their perceptions, circumstances, structural factors, needs/wants.
