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chaptor 5 voc
Term | Definition |
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It is the site of the first Spanish colony in the Americans. | 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 | Christopher Columbus believed that |
A journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose | Which of the fallowing best describes an expedition? |
It was the site of the Europeans first campsite | why is santo domingo considered the first permanent colony in the americans |
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 reamed it the city of mexico |
conquistador | general term for a spanish explorer who searched for welth 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 out of adobe |
Coronado | explored areas of present day New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas in his search for Cibola |
Friar | a 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 the four survivors of the Narvaez expedition; returned to Mexico and then to Spain and spoke about the seven cities of gold |
De Soto | explored parts of the Southeast in his search for Cibola and reached the Mississippi river |
mission | a settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people of the area |