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Confronting Columbus
Vocabulary from Great Source Sourcebook
Question | Answer |
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The Italian explorer known for discovering America in 1492. | Columbus |
Greatly. | eminently |
People born in a particular place or country. | Native |
Essential; very important | indispensable |
edge | brink |
hopeful | optimistic |
mass distruction | annihilation |
environmental | ecological |
adding harmful and unhealthy matter | polluting |
general environment; air or climate | atmosphere |
condition of people that shows a high level of development | civilization |
well; pleasantly | hamoniously |
eager; had a strong desire | anxious |
staying alive | survival |
fit into another culture | assimilate |
frequent; widespread | rampant |
land set apart by the governement for Native Americans | reservations |
circumstance; setting | context |
strong belief | conviction |
right | entitlement |
develop | formulate |