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belief something held as true or real
expedition a journey made for a special purpose
trade to exchange goods and services
dam a wall built to hold back water
legend an old well known story
government countrys laws and leaders
hunter-gatherer a person who gets food by hunting animals and gathering plants
irrigation the use of pipes or ditches to bring water to where it is needed
fort a building used by soldiers to defend an important place
boundary a line or natural feature that separates one area, state, or country from another
presidio a spanish word for fort
tax money the government collects to pay for its services
territory a geographic area that relies on an outside government bu usually has some independence
mission a settlement set up by a religious group to teach their religion and other ways of life to native people
cultivate to prepare and use land to grow crops
religion a system of faith and worship
explore to travel to places in order to learn more about them
tradition a special way that a group does something which is part of their way of life
occupy to take control of a place
catholicism the religion of the Catholic Church
economy the system of producing and consuming goods in a country state or local area
colony a settlement of people who come from one country to live in another land
missionary a person who teaches his or her religion to others who have different beliefs
current the pattern of the flow of water
custom a way a group of people does something
pueblo a spanish word for village
land grant land given by a government
rancho a large area of land where crops are grown and horses, cattle, sheet and pigs are raised
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