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Ch. 5 vocabulary

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What is the significance of Hispaniola?   It is the site of the first Spanish colony in the Americas.  
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Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were the rulers of   Spain  
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Christopher Columbus believed that   the eath was round. he could reach asia by sailing west from Europe and that he had landed in the Indies  
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Wich of the following best descibes an expidition?   a journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose.  
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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.  
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granted the land of Flordia by the king of Spain; drowned at sea while attempting to reach Mexico   Narvaez  
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founded by the city of Veracruz; seized the city of tenochtitlan and renamed it the city of Mexico   Cortes  
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general term for the spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the Americas   conquistador  
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govener of a colony who rules in the name of the king   viceroy  
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Native American village of houses built of adobe   pueblo  
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explored areas of present day New Mexico, texas, and kansas in his search for Cibola   Coronado  
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person belonging to one of the religious brotherhoods of the Roman Catholic Church   friar  
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one who is sent to do religous or charitable work in a teritory or foreign country   missionary  
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to grant the poweer or authority to carry out a specific task   commission  
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one of four survivors of the Narvaes expedition; returned to Mexico and then to Spain and spoke about the seven cites of gold   Cabeza de Vaca  
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explored parts of the Souheast in his search for Cibola and reached the Mississippi River   De Soto  
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a settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people of the area   mission  
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