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chpt.5 vocab.
Term | Definition |
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It is the site of the first Spanish colony in the Ameicas. | What is the significance of Hispaniola? |
Spain | Queen Isabelle 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;drowned at sea while attempting to reach Mexico |
Cortes | founded the city of vercruz; seized the city of tenochtitlan an renamed it the city of mexico |
conquistador | general term for a spanish exporer who searched for wealth and land in the americas |
viceroy | governor of a colony who rules the the kings name |
pueblo | native american village of houses built of adobe |
Coronado | explored areas of present-ay new mexico, texas, an kanasa 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 |