click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Unit 2 Vocab. #1
Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| historian | A person who studies history |
| ancestor | an early family member |
| civilization | a group of people with ways of life, religion, and learning |
| confederation | a loosely united group of governments working together |
| barter | to exchange goods |
| navigation | the science of planning & following a route |
| expedition | a trip taken with the goal of exploring |
| missionary | a religious teacher sent out by a church to spread its beliefs |
| colony | a land ruled by another country |
| presidio | a Spanish fort |
| slavery | the practice of holding people against their will and making them work without pay |
| mission | a small religious settlement |
| borderlands | areas of land on or near the borders between countries, colonies, or regions |
| cashcrops | a crop that people grow to sell |