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Chapter 5 vocab.
Term | Definition |
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What is the significance of Hispaniola? | It is the sight of the first Spanish colony in the Americas. |
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were the rulers of | Spain. |
Christopher Columbus believed that | the earth was round, he could rech 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 Santa Domingo considered the first permanent colony in the Americas? | It was the first place claimed for and controlled by a distant government. |
granted the land of Florida by the kings of Spain; drowned at sea while attempting to reach Mexico | Narvaez |
founded the city of Veracruz; seized the city of Tenochtitlan and renamed it the city of Mexico | Cortes |
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 |
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 power or authority to carry out a specific task |
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 |