Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Vocabulary List- August 8-12

Explorers
Social Studies Textbook- Chapter 3, Lessons 3 and 4

1. settlement- a community of people that live together in an area
2. epidemic- the spread of a disease to many people
3. circumnavigate- to go completely around something (example- the earth)
4. expedition- a journey made by a group of people for a specific reason
5. conquistador- a Spanish word for conquerer
6. empire- territories or regions under the control of a leader or a group of people

*Quiz to be taken on Friday, August 12th.

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