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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 | the earth was round, he could reach Asia by sailing west from Europe, and 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 purpose. |
Why is San Domingo considered the first permanent colony in the Americas? | it was the first place claimed for and controlled by a distance government. |
Granted 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 Tenochitlan 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 Mexico,Texas, and Kansas in his search for Cibola | Coronado |
Person belonging to one of the religious brotherhoods of the Roman Catholic Church | Friar |
One who is sent to do religious work or charitable work in a territory or a 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 |