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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 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 expidition ? | a journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose |
Why is Santo Domingo considerd the first permanet colony in the Americas ? | It was the first place claimed for and controlled by a distant government |
grantd by the land of Florida 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 renamed it the city of Mexico | cortes |
general term for a spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the americas | conquistador |
governor of a colony who rules in the name of the king | viceroy |
Native American village of houses built of adobe | pueblo |
explored areas of present day New Mexico . Texas, and kansas in his search for cibola | cornado |
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 foregin country | missionary |
to grant the powe 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 |