... tributaries of the Amazon. They represent an ancient culture of seasonal farmers and gatherers. During the rainy season they live in highly complex wheel-shaped villages in the scrub and savanna. During the dry season they break up into smaller bands and disperse into a wider area. The Kayapo Indians where able to keep themselves isolated since the arrival of the Portuguese ... ...

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... by the two naval forces. On May first the U.S. Pacific Squadron under Commodore George Dewey arrived into Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, and destroyed the Spanish fleet. Months later, Admiral William Sampson repeated with a victory over the Spanish in a battle off Santiago, Cuba. America came out of the Spanish-American War as a major naval power. After having routed Spain the United States ... ...

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