4th Grade Social Studies
Vocabulary
Chapter 3
Mrs. Thornburg’s version
Vocabulary in 4th Grade
Social Studies: Ch. 3
Circumnavigate
Revolt
Hacienda
Settlement
Astrolabe
Merchant
Kingdom
Slavery
Profit
Colony
Technology
Caravan
Conquistador
Epidemic
Navigation
Expedition
Empire
Convert
Mission
What do we call someone who buys and
sells goods to earn money?
Merchant
What do we call a place ruled by a king or
queen?
Kingdom
What do we call a group of people and
animals who travel together?
Caravan
What do we call the use of scientific
knowledge and tools to do things better and
more rapidly?
Technology
What do we call the science of planning and
controlling the direction of a ship?
Navigation
What do we call a tool that measures the
height of the sun or a star above the
horizon?
Astrolabe
What do we call the money a business has
left over after all expenses have been paid?
Profit
What do we call a cruel system in which
people are bought and sold and made to
work without pay?
Slavery
What do we call a small community of
people living in a new place?
Settlement
What do we call an outbreak of disease that
spreads quickly and affects many people?
Epidemic
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 many nations or territories
ruled by a single group or leader?
Empire
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 convincing someone to
change his or her religion or beliefs?
Convert
What do we call a large farm or ranch, often
with its own village and church?
Hacienda
What do we call a violent uprising against a
ruler?
Revolt