Early Explorers Vocabulary Review

Front

the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

Back

technology

Front

navigation aid that shows the direction in which a person or vessel is traveling

Back

compass

Front

a narrow water passage between larger bodies of water

Back

strait

Front

to go around completely

Back

circumnavigate

Front

Spanish explorer

Back

conquistador

Front

resistance

Back

immunity

Front

a town and center of trade in Spanish America

Back

pueblo

Front

a Spanish community for the religious conversion and training of Native Americans

Back

mission

Front

a fort in Spanish America

Back

presidio

Front

a large farm

Back

plantation