To Explore this area

…which is right near here.

EXPLORERFormal Definition Teacher Definition

To travel an unfamiliar area to learn about or familiarize oneself with it

a person who investigates unknown regions

EXPLORER

Cortez Henry Hudson

COLUMBIAN EXCHANGEFormal Definition Teacher Definition

enormous widespread exchange of plants, animals, disease and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemispheres

transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas, Europe, and Africa

ETHNOCENTRISMFormal Definition Teacher Definition

evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture.

the belief that one’s own culture is better than other cultures or ethnic groups

NORTHWEST PASSAGEFormal Definition Teacher Definition

a non-existent path through North America that explorers searched for; would allow ships to sail direct from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean

a sea passage connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean – does not exist.

SLAVERYFormal Definition Teacher Definition

the practice or system of owning slaves

SLAVE - a person who is the legal property of another

the practice of slaveholding, working against one’s own will