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1. what line divided the world between spain and portugal?
2. people of pure spanish or portuguese descent who were born in the americas were called ______.
3. spaniards born in spain who held government positions in the american colonies were called ______.
4. what institution first spoke out against the unjust treatment of the native population but later participated in oppressive practices?

★ what role did the donatarios play in brazilian society?
★ how do genesis 1:27 and mark 12:30-31 condemn the european treatment of creoles and native peoples?

Explanation:

1. This line was established by the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 to split colonial claims.
2. This term refers to people of full Iberian ancestry born in the Americas.
3. This group was the ruling class of Spanish colonial America, born in Spain.
4. This religious body initially advocated for Indigenous rights but later aligned with colonial power.
5. Donatarios were granted land and authority to colonize and govern regions of Brazil.
6. These biblical verses emphasize human equality, contradicting the hierarchical, oppressive treatment of these groups.

Answer:

1. The Line of Demarcation (established by the Treaty of Tordesillas)
2. Creoles
3. Peninsulares
4. The Catholic Church
5. Donatarios were landholders granted large tracts of land in Brazil by the Portuguese crown; they were tasked with colonizing their territories, governing the local population, and extracting resources for Portugal, acting as colonial administrators and elites.
6. Genesis 1:27 states that all humans are made in God's image, asserting inherent equality between all people, which condemns the European view of Creoles and native peoples as inferior. Mark 12:30-31 commands loving one's neighbor as oneself, which contradicts the exploitation, violence, and subjugation these groups endured at European hands.