5th Early Explorers Vocabulary

Way of life of people includes language, beliefs, food, customs

• plaza

• nationality

• culture

• ethnicity

A person who travels for the purpose of spreading his religion to others

• conquistador

• crusader

• missionary

• domesticate

An open space surrounded by buildings

• patio

• plaza

• porch

• pizza

A platform on the outside of a building enclosed by a railing with access to a door or window

• balcony

• porch

• patio

• palisade

Animals that have been tamed so they can live closely with people as pets or work animals

• feral

• wild

• pets

• domesticated

Production of food to sell to others

• manufactured goods

• commercial agriculture

• products

• supply & demand

To claim land for a nation by establishing a settlement on it

• colony

• independence

• organize

• purchase

A Spanish soldier who explored and conquered other lands

• marine

• conquistador

• ballerina

• jardinero

Who was the first European known to explore the Americas?

• Cortez

• Hudson

• Balboa

• Columbus

Growing crops and raising animals to provide food

• domesticate

• manufacture

• agriculture

• product