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chapter 5 vocb
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What is the singificance of Hispaniola? | It is the site of the first Spanish colony in the Americans |
| Queen Isabella and king Ferdinand were the rulers of... | Spain |
| christopher columbus belived that... | A. the earth was round B.he could reach Asia by sailing west from Europe C. he had landed in the indias |
| Which of the following best describes an expedition? | a journal undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose |
| why is Santo Domoingo consider the first permanent colony in the Americas | it was the first place claimed for and controlled by a distant government |
| granted the land of flordia by the king of spain; drowned at sea while attempting to reach mexico | narvaez |
| founded the city of veracruz; seized the city of tenochtitlan and it the city of mexico | cortes |
| Queen Isabella and king Ferdinand were the rulers of... | Spain |
| christopher columbus belived that... | A. the earth was round B.he could reach Asia by sailing west from Europe C. he had landed in the indias |
| Which of the following best describes an expedition? | a journal undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose |
| why is Santo Domoingo consider the first permanent colony in the Americas | it was the first place claimed for and controlled by a distant government |
| granted the land of flordia by the king of spain; drowned at sea while attempting to reach mexico | narvaez |
| founded the city of veracruz; seized the city of tenochtitlan and it the city of mexico | cortes |
| general term for a spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the americans | conquistador |
| governor of a colony who rules in the name of the king | viceroy |
| naitve americans village of houses bulit of adobe | pueblo |
| explored areas of present day New Mexico, Texas and Kansas in his search for Cibola | Coronado |
| person belonging to one of the villages brotherhoods of the Roman Catholic church | friar |
| one who is sent to do religious or charitable work in territory or foreign country | missionary |
| to grant the power or authority to carry out a specific task | commission |
| one of four survivors of the Narvaez expedition; returned to Mexico and then to Spain and spoke about the seven cities of gold | Cabeza de Vaca |
| 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 |