Sail:

Sail: It’s
It’s aa trip
trip that
that takes
takes place
place in
in the
the water
water
(ocean,sea,river
(ocean,sea,river or or any
any oher
oher source
source of
of To land: It’s when he gets off a ship.
water)
water) in in aa ship.
ship.
Example: In the morning of October
Example:
Example: Christopher
Christopher Columbus
Columbus has has set
set 12, Columbus arrived on an island
sail
sail from
from Spain
Spain toto find
find aa new
new wayway from
from and to landed. The island was named
Europe
Europe to to Asia
Asia for
for be
be aa rich
rich man,
man, because
because by him as: Holy Savior.
he
he intented
intented to
to load
load three
three little
little ships
ships with
with
silks,
silks, spices
spices and
and gold.
gold.

Route: It’s a new way sought by
Christopher Columbus for the entry of
commercial products between Europe
and Asia.
Example: Columbus sailed from Spain to
find for a new short route between Europe
and Asia to be able to take silks, spices and
gold to Spain.
Tribes: It’s a group of people who
share a common characteristic.
Example: The Amerindians had in
common their origin from America
and their brown-skinned. They were
divided into several groups: those
North of Mexico, United States and
Canada.

Hunters: They’re people who are

Silk: It’s a material used in the textile engaged in the search or persecution
industry for the manufacture of clothing. of animals to kill them.

Example: Columbus wanted to load his Example: The tribes were engaged in
small ships with silk from Asia to Europe. different activities. For example,
some were hunters or farmers.

Spices: They are complements that have

different purposes: they help to flavor
foods, preserve, medicine, cosmetology, Squash: It’s a plant that growing and
among others. eating.

Example: Columbus undertook his trip to Example: Amerindians cultivated

search for better routes for the transport food plants, which grew and ate such
of spices, in order to benefit the lifer of the beans, squash and peppers.
Spaniards.
Irrigation: It’s to provide water for the
plants to grow.
Example: The Pueblo people, before the
Europeans arrived in America, built canals
to bring water to their crops. Irrigation
activities made them successful farmers.
Deer: It’s a mammalian animal hunted by
the Apaches.
Example: The Apaches were dedicated to
hunting deer and collecting wild plants,
nuts and roots.
Huts: There are the refuges where the
Iroquois lived.
Example: The huts in which the Iroquois
lived were made of wood with barrel-
shaped roofs. Each was the home of up to
twenty families.
Crops: It’s when someone sows food
plants on the ground.
Example: The Sioux grew no crops and
built no houses because they depended
upon the buffalo.
Herds: It’s a set of animals of the
same species, in this case the buffalo
that moved jointly with the Sioux.
Example: When the herds of buffalos
moved, the Sioux moved.
Tepee: It's a buffalo skin tent, easy to
put together, where the Sioux lived.
Example: The Sioux used the tepees
to rest. These were made of buffalo
skins.
Soil: It’s the surface of the earth's
crust.
Example: According to legend, a
man came out of the soil and jumped
into the great plains.
Plain: It's a extensive land that does
not have strong slopes.
Example: According to the legend of
Dakota's creation, a man came out of
the ground and jumped into the great
plains.

To gather: It’s the action of collecting
food.
Example: The people of North America's
they gathered some food. They collected
nuts and berries from the forest.
Vikings: They were a sea people from
northern Europe.
Example: Currently it is said that the first
Viking that arrived was called Leif Ericson,
according to the evidences found by
scholars.
Storyteller: It’s a person who is dedicated
to tell stories.
Example: The storytellers do not forget
Vinland’s discovery.
Jewelry: It’s an accessory that is made of
precious stones or some metal, like gold.
Example: Columbus returned to Spain
with some jewelry he obtained in his
journey through America. It was made of
gold.
Discovery: It’s finding something
unknown.
Example: Columbus believed that he
had discovered a part of Asia but it is
not like that.
Voyage: It’s to make a journey from
one part to another.
Example: Ponce de Leon was a
Spanish conqueror who arrived in
the New World with Columbus on
the second voyage. Later,, he
became governor of the Caribbean
island of Puerto Rico.
Fountain: It’s a place where a stream
of water flows that turns people into
young people.
Example: The Fountain of Youth, it's
fountain whose waters gave
everlasting youth to all those who
drank from it.
Treasure: It's a set of valuables.
Example: Columbus on his trip, got
different treasures such as: jewelry
and gold.