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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 sciecne of planning and 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 |
| slavery | the practice of holding people against their will and making them work without pay |
| borderlands | areas of land on or near teh borders between countires, continents, or religions |
| presidio | a spanish fort |
| mission | a small religious settlement |
| cashcrop | a crop that people grow to sell |