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2.1-2.3 Explorers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Reconquista | Spain's centuries-long effort to drive the Moors from the Iberian Peninsula |
| indigenous | people who are native to a particular place |
| conquistadors | leaders in the Spanish conquest of the Americas |
| tribute | an enforced payment of food and other valuables in exchange for peace |
| Viceroyalty | a land that is ruled by an official chosen by a monarch |
| viceroy | the governor of a land who rules as a representative of a monarch |
| bison | buffalo |
| shamans | American Indian healers |
| Northwest Passage | a water route rumored to flow across North America and believed to provide a shortcut to Asia |
| mutiny | A revolt of soldiers or sailors against their leaders |
| consciousness | to be awake and aware of your surroundings and situation |
| fabled | admired and respected by people, usually for something unique |
| imprison | to lock a person away in prison |
| pueblo | an American Indian home with a flat roof |
| stronghold | a protected place where a group of people stay to defend themselves |
| conquest | take control of an area by force |
| enforce | to make something happen by making a rule or law |
| discern | to see or hear something recognizable |
| pelts | animal skins with or without hair or fur |
| plague | to cause a lot of harm or trouble |