A Conquista do Norte: Fortes, Rios e Drogas do Sertão

Section role: supports Section 2 ('A Conquista do Norte: Fortes e Drogas do Sertão') while the teacher details the economic and military motors of Amazonian and Paraense territorial formation. Slides: (1) Title — 'A Conquista do Norte: Fortes e Drogas do Sertão'; (2) O Forte do Presépio (1616) — bullets: foundation by Caldeira Castelo Branco, strategic control of the Amazon River mouth, defense against foreign incursions; (3) As Drogas do Sertão — bullets: definition of forest extractive products (cacau, cravo, canela, baunilha), economic replacement of coastal sugar cane; (4) Missões Religiosas e Jesuítas — bullets: role of religious orders in catechizing, grouping, and controlling indigenous labor; (5) A Autoestrada Fluvial — bullets: navigation of Amazonian rivers as colonial highways, comparisons with Atlantic exploration and Pacific search; (6) Resistência e Conflitos — bullets: impact of wars against European invaders and indigenous resistance; (7) Tratado de Madri e Uti Possidetis — bullets: transition from Tordesillas to effective occupation principle ('uti possidetis ita possideatis'); (8) Vocabulário Chave — bullets: definitions of Fortificações, Extrativismo, Missões, Sertanismo; Closing slide: 'Como a coleta de sementes na floresta mudou o mapa do Brasil?' — hands control back to the teacher to transition into the map cartography activity.

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