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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 landed in the Indies. | Chistopher Columbus believed that |
a journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose | Which of the following best describes an expedition |
it was the first place claimed for and controlled by a distant government | why is santo domingo considered the first permanent colony in the americas |
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 |