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chapter 5 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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what is the significance of Hispaniola? | It is the site of the first Spanish colony in the Americas |
Queen Isabella and king Ferdlinand were the rulers of | Spain |
Christopher Columbus believed that | the earth was round ,he could reach Asia by sailing west from Europe,he had landed in the indies |
which of the following best describes an expedition? | A journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose |
why is Santo Domingo considered the first permanent colony in the Americas? | It was the site of the Europeans' first campsite |
who was granted the land of Florida by the king of Spain;drowned at sea while attempting to reach Mexico? | Narvaez |
founded the city of Veracruz; seized the city of Tenochtitlan and reamed it the city of Mexico | Cortes |
general term for a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the Americas | conquistador |
Governor of a colony who rules in the same name of the king | viceroy |
Native American village of houses built of adobe | Pueblo |
explored areas of present-day New Mexico,Texas,kansas in his search for cibola | Coronado |
person belonging to one of the religious brotherhoods of the roman Catholic Church | friar |
one who is sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country | missionary |
to grant the power or authority to carry out a specific task | commission |
one of four survivors of the Narvaez expedition;returned to Mexico and then to Spain and spoke about the seven cities of gold | Cabeza de Vaca |
explored parts of the southeast in his search for cibola and reached the Mississippi River | De Soto |
a settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people of the area | mission |