Unit 2, Early People in California

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Unit 2, Early People

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Unit 2 Vocabulary/Facts Review Quizlet

Lesson 1: How did Early People Live in California?

Vocabulary Words:

1.  trade: to exchange goods and services

2.  tradition: a special way that a group does something, which is part of their way of life

3.  custom: a way a group of people does something

4.  belief: something held as true or real

5.  religion: system of faith and worship

6.  legend: an old well-known story

Lesson 2: How did Early Europeans Come to California?

Vocabulary Words:

1.  explore: to travel to places in order to learn more about them

2.  current: the pattern of the flow of water

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Lesson 3: How did the Spanish Change How California Indians Lived?

Vocabulary Words:

1.  colony: a settlement of people who come from one country to live in another land

2.  expedition: a journey made for a special purpose

3.  missionary: a person who teaches his or her religion to people who have different beliefs

4.  mission: a settlement set up by a religious group to teach their religion and other ways of life to native people

5.  Catholicism: the religion of the Catholic Church

Lesson 4: What was Spain's Influence in California?

Vocabulary Words:

1.  fort: a building used by soldiers to defend an important place

Lesson 5: What was Life Like in Spanish and Mexican California?

Vocabulary Words:

1.  occupy: to take control of a place

2.  presidio: a Spanish word for fort

3.  pueblo: a Spanish word for village

4.  land grant: land given by a government

5.  rancho: a large area of land where crops are grown and horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs are raised

6.  economy: the system of producing and consuming goods in a country, state, or local area

Lesson 6: How did California's Early Economy Change?

Vocabulary Words:

1.  hunter-gatherer: a person who gets food by hunting animals and gathering plants

2.  dam: a wall built to hold back water

3.  cultivate: to prepare and use land to grow crops

4.  irrigation: the use of pipes or ditches to bring water to where it is needed

Lesson 7: How did the Mexican War for Independence Affect California?

Vocabulary Words:

1.  government: a country's laws and leaders

2.  territory: a geographic area that relies on an outside government but usually has some independence

3.  boundary: a line or natural feature that separates one area, state, or country from another

Lesson 8: How did Mexican Rule Affect California?

Vocabulary Word:

1.  tax: money the government collects to pay for its services