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Chapter 5
5th History Alive
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| conquistador | A Spanish explorer who came to the Americas in the 1500s and claimed large areas of land for Spain |
| East Indies | Southeast Asia, including India, Indonesia, and Malaysia |
| Northwest Passage | The supposed route across the northern part of North America that Europeans were looking for but never found |
| colony | A community ruled by another country, not by its own people |
| contagious disease | A sickness that can pass quickly from one person to another as germs are spread by touch or through the air |