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This tapestry was inspired by a Dutch exploration to Brazil from 1637 to 1644. A group of scientists and artists studied and painted some of the plant and animal life that they saw, but the French artists at the Gobelins Manufactory, who designed the tapestry, added some other animals. Can you tell which animals don’t belong in this tapestry? Complete the chart below as you study the tapestry projected on the screen.

1.	List eight animals that you see in the tapestry. Based on the class discussion about Mesoamerica in Lesson Step #2, complete the chart below:
Animals native to South America 			Animals not native to South America
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b.________________________			b.____________________________
c.________________________			c.____________________________
d.________________________			d.____________________________

2.	Why do you think the tapestry makers added non-native animals?
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3.	Using what you learned this year about certain peoples of Central and South America, how accurate is the artist’s depiction of the people shown? Describe how you think they should look to be a more accurate depiction.
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4.	The title of the tapestry is The Striped Horse from The Old Indies Series. What is the “striped horse” referring to in the title?
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