Once It Became Clear That the Spanish Were Only After

question 6

Multiple Choice

Once it became clear that the Spanish were only after gold and captive laborers, the Mapuche

• A) began rearing boys for a life of warfare
• B) began secretly to produce and store food surpluses needed to support a planned revolt against the Spanish
• C) adopted steel weapons
• D) captured, killed, and ate portions of conquistador Valdivia's corpse in a great public ceremony

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Definitions:

Degrees of Competition

The spectrum of market structures that varies from one extreme of perfect competition to the other of monopoly, including monopolistic competition and oligopoly in between.

Oligopoly

A market structure dominated by a small number of large companies, leading to limited competition.

Monopolistic Competition

A market structure featuring many firms selling products that are similar but not identical, allowing for competition despite product differentiation.

Homogeneous Oligopolist

A firm in a market structure where only a few sellers offer products or services that are essentially identical, leading to limited competition.