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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 Americans. |
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were the rulers of | Spain |
Christopher Columbus believed that | the earth was round B he could reach Asia by sailing west from Europe C 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 first place claimed for and controlled by a distant government. |
Narvaez | granted the land of Florida by the King of Spine;drowned at sea while attempting to reach Mexico |
Cortes | found the city of Veracruz;seized the city of Tenochtitilan and renamed it the city of Mexico |
conquistador | general term for a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the Americas |
viceroy | governor of a colony who rules in the name of the king |
pueblo | Native American village of houses built of adobe |
Coronado | explored areas of present-day New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas in his search for Cibola |
friar | person belonging to one of the religious brotherhoods of the Roman Catholic Church |
missionary | one who is sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country |
commission | to grant the power or authority to carry out a specific task |