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chapter 5 vocab.
Term | Definition |
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it is the site of the first Spanish colony in the Americas | what is the significance of Hispaniola? |
Spain | Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were the rulers of? |
the earth was round he could reach Asia by sailing West from Europe he had landed in the indies all of the above | Christopher Columbus believed that? |
a journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose | which of the following best describes an expedition ? |
Why is Santo domingo considered the first permanent colony in the Americas? | why is santo domingo considered the first permanent colony in the Americas? |
Narvaez | Granted the land of Florida by the king of Spain; dorowned at sea while attempting to reach Mexico |
Cortes | Founded the city of Veracruz; seized the cit6y 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 | Governor 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 of the religious brotherhoods of the roman catholic church |
missionary | one who is sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country |
commission | to grant power or authority to carry out a specific task |
Cabeza de Vaca | one of our survivors of the Narvaez expedition; returned to mexico and then to spain and sp[oke about the seven cities of gold |
De Soto | explored parts of the Southeast in search for Cibola and reached the Mississippi River |
Mission | A settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people of the area. |