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chapter 5 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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what is the significance of hispaniola | it is the first spanish colony in the americas |
queen isabella and king ferinand were the rulers of | spain |
christopher columbus belived 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 purposr |
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 |
narvaez | granted the land of florida by the king of spain;drowned at sea while attempting to reach mexico |
cortes | founded the sity of veracruz;seized the city of tenochtitlan and rensmed 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 name of the king |