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Exploration and Colonization

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the beliefs, food, art, music, and traditions that we share

a)

colony

b)

culture

c)

empire

d)

resource

2.

belonging to a particular place by birth (where you grew up)

a)

native

b)

merchant

c)

missionary

d)

hunter-gatherer

3.

a supply of something that someone has and can be used when needed

a)

merchant

b)

empire

c)

migrate

d)

resource

4.

the skin of an animal

a)

hide

b)

hunter-gatherer

c)

ally

d)

colony

5.

a member of a culture in which people hunt animals and look for plants instead of growing crops

a)

culture

b)

merchant

c)

native

d)

hunter-gatherer

6.

an area that is controlled by or belongs to a country, and is usually far away from it

a)

navigation

b)

expedition

c)

colony

d)

conquistador

7.

a person who makes their living buying and selling goods

a)

merchant

b)

conquistador

c)

missionary

d)

hunter-gatherer

8.

money that is made in a business

a)

profit

b)

expedition

c)

empire

d)

barter

9.

to take control of a country by force

a)

navigation

b)

barter

c)

enslave

d)

conquer

10.

a person who tries to persuade people to accept new religious beliefs

a)

pilgrim

b)

conquistador

c)

missionary

d)

empire

11.

to force someone to do work against his/her will

a)

barter

b)

enslave

c)

conquer

d)

profit

12.

to send goods to another country for sale or use

a)

export

b)

import

c)

ally

d)

colony

13.

to bring goods in from another country for sale or use

a)

export

b)

import

c)

empire

d)

expedition

14.

a group that joins with another group to support them

a)

migrate

b)

merchant

c)

hunter-gatherer

d)

ally

15.

to trade goods for other goods (not money)

a)

profit

b)

barter

c)

merchant

d)

resource

16.

a group of countries that are controlled by one ruler or one government

a)

empire

b)

culture

c)

colony

d)

king

17.

a group of people that includes many families and relatives who have the same language, customs, and beliefs

a)

tribe

b)

colony

c)

navigation

d)

native

18.

a plant that is sold to make money

a)

cash crop

b)

hide

c)

export

d)

cheese

19.

A Spanish conqueror

a)

hola

b)

conquistador

c)

enslave

d)

empire

20.

money that is owed

a)

import

b)

profit

c)

debt

d)

export

21.

a journey with a special purpose

a)

expedition

b)

navigation

c)

barter

d)

missionary

22.

A person who works for an amount of time in order to pay a debt

a)

America

b)

native

c)

indentured servant

d)

slave

23.

to move from one area to another in groups

a)

hunter-gatherer

b)

native

c)

merchant

d)

migrate

24.

finding the way to get to a place when traveling in a boat

a)

pilgrim

b)

navigation

c)

expedition

d)

export

25.

a person that travels for religious reasons

a)

tribe

b)

native

c)

missionary

d)

pilgrim