Unit #2 Lesson #2

Who were the explorers and what did they find?

Cartographer● A person who makes maps or charts

○ Graph is to write

Colony● An area or place that is ruled by a distant

country○ The Spanish, French, and the English

have formed many colonies throughout history.

Map of Spanish, French and English coloniesSPANISH ENGLISH ENGLISH

reform● To change

○ Laws can be reformed○ Religion can be reformed

convert● To change someone’s or one’s own beliefs

○ In our lessons this word is used to describe the changing of religions

○ This was usually done by force

Emperor● The ruler of an empire

○ In history there have been MANY emperors■ This is Genghis Khan (1162-

1227) He was the emperor of the Mongol Empire

■ This was one of the longest lasting empires

circumnavigation● The act of traveling around the world

○ Ferdinand Magellan is known as the first person to do this

○ He actually died just before the remaining crew members finished the journey

Ferdinand magellan