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chapter 5 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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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 |