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chapter 5 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| what is the significance 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 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 journy undertaken by the group of people with a defintie purpose. |
| Why is Santo Domingo considered the first permanet colony in the Americas? | It was the first place claimed for and controlled by a distant goverment. |
| grandted the land of Florida by the King of Spain ; drowned at sea while attempting to reach Mexico | Narcasz |
| 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 serched for wealth and land in the Americas | Conquistador |
| govonopr of a colony who rules in the name of the king | Viceroy |
| Native American village of houses built of Adobe | pueblo |
| explored areas of persent-day New Mexico , Texas, and Kansas in his search for Cilbloa | Cornado |
| peerson belonging to one of the religious brotherhoods of the Romans Catholic Church | friar |
| one who is sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country | missionary |
| to grant the power or authority to carry out a specific task | commission |
| one of four survivors of the Narvaes expidition; returned to Mexico and then to Spain and spoke about the seven citys of gold | cabeza de Vaca |
| explored parts of the southeast in his sercg for cibola and reached the Mississippi River | De soto |
| a settlement founded to spred Christianity to the people of the area | mission |