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Chapter 5 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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What is the significance of Hispaniola? | It is the site of the first Spanish colony in the Americas. |
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were the rulers of | Spain |
Christopher Columbus believed that | the earth was round, he could reach Asia by sailing west from Europe, and he had landed in the Indies. |
An expedition is | a journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose |
Why is Santo Domingo considered the first permanent colony in the Americas? | It was the first place claimed for and controlled by a distant government. |
Who was granted the land of Florida by the king of Spain; drowned at sea while attempting to reach Mexico? | Narvaez |
Who founded the city of Veracruz; seized the city of Tenochtitlan and renamed it the city of Mexico? | Cortes |
What is the general term for a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the Americas? | conquistador |
What is the term for a governor of a colony who rules in the name of the king | viceroy |
this is a Native American village of houses built of adobe | pueblo |
Who explored areas of present-day New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas in his search for Cibola? | Coronado |
This is a person belonging to one of the religious brotherhoods of the Roman Catholic Church. | friar |
one who is sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country | missionary |
when you give someone the power or authority to carry out a specific task | commission |
this man is one of four survivors of the Narvaez expedition; he returned to Mexico and then to Spain and spoke about the seven cities of gold | Cabeza de Vaca |
Who explored parts of the Southeast in his search for Cibola and reached the Mississippi River? | De Soto |
A settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people of the area | mission |