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chapter 5 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| what is the significance of hispaniola | it is the site of the first spanish colony in the americas |
| queen isabella and king ferdinand were the of. | spain |
| christopher columbus believed that | the earth is round. he could reach asia by sailing west from europe. he landed in the indies. |
| which of the following best describes an expedition | a journey undertakenby a group with a definite purpose. |
| why is santo domingo considered the first permanent colony in america. | it was the first permanent claimed for and controlled by a distant goverment |
| narvraez | granted the land of florida by the king of spaindrowned at sea while trying to reach mexico |
| cortes | founded the city of veracruz |
| conquistador | general term for a spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in america |
| viceroy | govenor of a colony who rules in the name of a king |
| pueblo | native american village of housesbuilt on adobe |
| coronado | explored areas of present day new mexico,texas,and kansas |
| friar | person belonging of a brother hood of the roman church |
| missionary | one who is sent to do religious work |
| commision | to grant power to carry out a specific task |
| cabeza de vaca | one of 4 survivors of the Naverez expedition |
| De Soto | explored parts of the southeast in his search for Cibola and reached the mississippi river |
| mission | a settlement founded to spread christionary |