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Exploration
Lesson 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| caravans | groups of travelers. |
| empire | lands ruled by the nation that conquered. |
| navigation | the skill of planning and controlling the course of a ship |
| sequence | the order in which events happened |
| motivate | provide a reason for |
| monarchs | kings and queens |
| claim | declare ownership |
| reforms | change |
| missionaries | religious teachers |
| obstacle | something that stands in the way |
| technology | the use of scientific knowledge or tools to make or do something |
| expedition | a trip whose purpose is exploration |
| slavery | the practice of holding people against their own will and making them work |
| grants | a sum of money given for a specific reason |
| colony | a land ruled by another country |
| alliance | formal partnership |
| demand | a need or a desire for a good or service by people willing to pay for it |
| supply | the amount of a product that is offered for sale |
| primary resource | a record with a direct link to the past |
| secondary resource | a record made by someone who does not have a direct link to an event. |
| profit | the money left after all cost have been paid |
| raw material | any resource that can be used to make a product |
| economic interaction | people share or exchange goods and resources to meet their needs |
| cultural interaction | people share or exchange ideas and ways of living |
| mission | small religious settlements |
| allies | partners |