Academic Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Focus
A Journey
Boulders
100
a firsthand account of someone's travels
What is an exploration narrative.
100
begged
What is entreated?
100
Keen; sharp
What is incisive?
100
the natives thought they were dying for this reason
What is because the Europeans were angry at them?
100
What did Cardenas explore?
What is the Grand Canyon?
200
describing events in the order in which they occurred
What is chronlogical order?
200
pretended
What is feigned?
200
persistent
What is tenacious?
200
34 days
What is how many days they traveled with only deer tallow and powdered straw?
200
Why did Cardenas have to return?
What is because they were out of water?
300
factual
What is objective
300
remained alive
What is subsisted?
300
empathy
What is compassion?
300
a drought
What is why the natives hadn't grown corn?
300
How did the natives prepare for the journey?
They buried water in gourds for the return.
400
opinionated
What is subjective?
400
favorable
What is advantageous?
400
unavoidable
What is inevitable?
400
What is the main reason that readers need to be careful in assessing the accuracy of exploration narratives?
What is the explorers saw the events from their own perspective?
400
How far is a league?
approximately 3 miles
500
a story that explains the beginning of a natural phenomenon
What is an origin myth?
500
moved through
What is traversed?
500
Concise
What is brevity?
500
Why were women sent in advance?
They could trade in times of war.
500
Why did Europeans record their experiences?
To send the information back home
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