4 th Grade Social Studies Vocabulary Unit 2 SAMS Mrs. Thornburg’s version

4th Grade Social Studies Vocabulary

Unit 2

SAMS Mrs. Thornburg’s version

Vocabulary Words in Unit 2

Circumnavigate CharterConquistador ColonyExpedition MissionMerchant TradeTolerance ArmadaNavigation Compact

What do we call someone who buys and sells goods to earn money?

Merchant

What do we call the science of planning and controlling the direction of a ship?

Navigation

What do we call sailing completely around something?

Circumnavigate

What do we call a journey to achieve a goal?

Expedition

What is the Spanish word for conqueror?

Conquistador

What do we call an area of land ruled by another country?

Colony

What do we call a religious community where priests taught Christianity?

Mission

What do we call a document giving permission to a person or group to do

something?

Charter

What is another word for agreement?

Compact

What do we call respect for beliefs that are different from one’s own?

Tolerance

What is the Spanish word for a large fleet of ships?

Armada

What do we call the buying and selling of goods?

Trade