5th Grade Social Studies

Tanya S.
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  1. Bering
    Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)
    After the sea level rose, the continents were separated by the Bering Sea.

    People spread into new places throughout the Western Hemisphere.
  2. Marco Polo
    Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
    The European merchant Marco Polo visited China in the 1200s and brought back tales of wonders.
  3. Polo
    Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
    The European merchant Marco Polo visited China in the 1200s and brought back tales of wonders.
  4. expanded
    increased in extent or size or bulk or scope
    In the 1400s, explorers from China and Europe expanded their travels.
  5. Portuguese
    of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal or their language
    Shortly afterward, Portuguese ships sailed around the southern tip of Africa to India.
  6. level
    a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
    At that time, the sea level dropped, and there was a bridge of land from Asia to America.
  7. continent
    one of the large landmasses of the earth
    After the sea level rose, the continents were separated by the Bering Sea.

    People spread into new places throughout the Western Hemisphere.
  8. expand
    extend in one or more directions
    In the 1400s, explorers from China and Europe expanded their travels.
  9. North
    the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
    During the Ice Age people traveled from Asia to North America.
  10. gulf
    an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land
    The Mound Builders, people who lived near the Mississippi River, traded with people of the Rocky Mountains, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Great Lakes.
  11. arrive
    reach a destination
    After the Spanish arrived with horses, the way of life of the Plains people changed greatly.
  12. trade
    the commercial exchange of goods and services
    The Mound Builders, people who lived near the Mississippi River, traded with people of the Rocky Mountains, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Great Lakes.
  13. Arab
    a member of a Semitic people from the Middle East
    Arab traders from the north brought salt to exchange for gold.
  14. separate
    standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
    After the sea level rose, the continents were separated by the Bering Sea.

    People spread into new places throughout the Western Hemisphere.
  15. Chinese
    of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures
    Chinese ships reached the east coast of Africa.
  16. European
    of or relating to or characteristic of Europe
    The European merchant Marco Polo visited China in the 1200s and brought back tales of wonders.
  17. desert
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
    Camel caravans moved across the Sahara Desert.
  18. coast
    the shore of a sea or ocean
    Chinese ships reached the east coast of Africa.
  19. occur
    come to pass
    Movements of people, goods, and ideas also occurred in the Eastern Hemisphere.
  20. plain
    simple
    After the Spanish arrived with horses, the way of life of the Plains people changed greatly.
Created on Sat Oct 02 17:02:09 EDT 2010

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