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Chapter 5 Voc.
Term | Definition |
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What is the significance of Hispaniola? | It is the sight of the first Spanish colony in the Americas. |
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were the rulers of- | Spain |
Christopher Columbus believed that- | All of the above- the earth was round, he could reach Asia by sailing west from Europe, he had landed in the Indies |
Which of the following best describes an expedition? | A journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose |
Why is Santo Domingo considered the first permanet colony in the Americans? | It was the first place claimed for and controlled by a distant goverment. |
Narvaez | granted the land of Florida by the king of Spain; drowned at sea while attempting to reach the city of 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 |
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 |
fiar | 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 the 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 Christanity to the people of the area |