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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 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 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 first place claimed for and controlled by a distant goverment. |
granted the land of florida by the king of spain;drowned at sea while attemping to reach mexico | Narvaez |
founded the city of veracruz;seized the city of tenochtitlan and renamed it the city of mexico | Cortez |
general term for a spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the americas | conquistador |
govener of a colony who rules in the name of the king | viceroy |
native american village of houses built of adobe | pueblo |
explored areas of present day new mexico,texas and 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 out to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foregion country | missionary |
to grant the power or authority to carry out a specific task | commission |
one of four survivors of the narvez expidition;returnedto 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 christianty to the people of the area | mission |