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Explorer Vocabulary
Explorer Vocadulary
Term | Definition |
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Alliances | Associations of groups who agree to cooperate for common goals |
Archaeologists | Scientists who study ancient people and cultures |
Captive | A person held against his/her will;a prisoner |
Deserted | Left without permission |
Foraged | Searched for food |
Hostile | Very unfriendly |
Outpost | A settlement on a frontier or in a faraway place |
Remote | Far from civilization or poulated areas |
Seminary | A school for training the priests |
Trading Post | A store in a remote location where traders barter, or trade for supplies |
Trinkets | Small items of little value |
Adobe | A clay deposited by rivers, used in the production of bricks |
Colony | A country or area under the control of another country;a group of people living there |
Conquistadors | Spanish conquerors of the Americas in the sixteenth century |
Empires | Groups of nations or territories ruled by single athority |
Expedition | A trip made for a specific purpose, especially to explore |
Merchants | People who buy and sell goods for profit |
Migrate | Move one location to another |
Missionary | A person who shares their religious faith with others, usually in other countries |
Pueblos | American Indian apartment-like dwellings usually several stories high |
Strait | A narrow water way connecting two bodies of water |
Voyage | A long journey by air, land, or sea |
Western Hemisphere | The part of the world that includes the continents of North and South America |