Chapter 5 Vocabulary
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| What is the significance of Hispaniola? | It is the sight 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 earth was round, he could reach Asia by sailing west from Europe,
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| Which of the following best describes an expedition? | 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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| conquistador | general term for a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the Americas
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| commission | to grant the power or authority to carry out a specific task
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| missionary | one who is sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country
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| Cortes | founded the city of Veracruz; seized the city of Tenochtitlan and renamed it to the city of Mexico
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| viceroy | governor of a colony who rules in the name of the king
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| mission | a settlement founded to spread Christianity to people of an area
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| Cabeza de Vaca | one of four survivors of the Narvaez expedition; returned to Mexico and then to Spain and spoke about seven cities of gold
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| pueblo | Native American village of houses built of adobe
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| De Soto | explored parts of the Southeast in his search for Cibola and reached the Mississippi river
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| Coronado | explored areas of present-day New Mexico, Texas and Kansas in his search for Cibola
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| friar | person belonging to one of the religious brotherhoods of the Roman Catholic Church
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| Narvaez | granted the land of Florida by the King of Spain; drowned at sea while attempting to reach Mexico
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