chapter 5 vocabulary Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
What is the significance of Hispanolia? | It is the site of the first Spanish colony of the Americas. |
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were the rulers of_ | Spain. |
Christopher Columbus believed that_ | the the Earth is round, he could reach Asia by sailing West from Europe, and 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. |
Narvaez | Granted the land of Florida by the king of Spain; drowned at sea while attempting to reach Mexico. |
Cortes | founded the city of Veracruz; seized the city of Tenochtitlan and renamed it 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 American village of houses built of adobe. |
Coronado | explored areas of present-day New Mexico,Texas,and Kansas in his search for Cibola |
Friar | person belonging to one |
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