chapter 5 vocab Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
what is the significance Hispaniola ? | it is the site of the first Spanish colony in the Americas |
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were the rulers of | Spain |
Christopher Columbus believed that | a the earth was round b he could reach asia by sailing east from europe c he had landed in the indies |
Which of the following bests describes an expedition | a journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose |
Why is Santo Domingo considered the first permanet colony in the americas | It was the first place claimed for and controlled by a distant goverment |
Narveas | Granted the land of Florida by the king of Spain drowned at sea while trying to reach Mexico |
Cortez | founded the city of Veracruz seized the city of Tenochtitlan and renamed the city of mexico |
conquistador | general term for a spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the americas |
viceroy | governer of a colony who rules in the name of the king |
pueblo | Native Americans village built of adobe |
corando | explored areas of present day New Mexico |
frair | person belonging to one of the religous brotherhoods of the roman catholic church |
missionary | one who is sent to do religous or charitable work in a Territory or Foriegn country |
commission | to grant the power of authority to carry out a specific task |
cabeza de vaca | one of four surviviors of the Narveas expedition returned to mexico and the spain and spoke about the seven cities of gold |
mission | a settlement founded to spread christianity |
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