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chapter 5 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What is the sigificance oh 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 belived 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 person |
| why is santo domingo considered the first permanant colony in 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 attemting 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 housesbuilt 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 religous brotherhoods of the roman catholic church | friar |
| one who is sent to do religoud or charitable work in a territory or foreign country | missionary |
| 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 sota |
| a settlement founded to spread christanity to the people of the area | mission |