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Chapter 5 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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What is the significance of Hispaniola? | It is the site 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, 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 permanent colony in the Americas? | It was the first place claimed for and controlled by a distant government. |
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 Tenoochtitlan 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 made of houses built of adobe. |
Coronado | explored areas of present-day New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas 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 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 Narvarez 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. |