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Social Studies
Ch. 5 vocab
Question | Answer |
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Conquistadors | Spanish explorers who came to Americas in the 1500s and claimed large areas of land for Spain. Conquistadors means "conqueror" |
Northwest Passage | The supposed route across the northern part of North America tat Europeans were looking for but never found. The explorers had hoped to find a northwest passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean so that they could get to Asia more quickly. |
contagious diseases | Sickness that can pass from one person to another as germs are spread by touch or through the air. |
East Indies | Southeast Asia, including India, Indonesia, and Malaysia |
Colonies | places ruled by another country, not by their own people |