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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? | A The earth was round.B He could reach Asia by sailing west from Europe.C he had landed in the Indies. |
Which of the following best described 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 Tenochtitlan and renamed it the city of Mexico. |
conquistador | General term for a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the city of Mexico |
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 |
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 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 |