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