Term | Definition |
What is the importance of hispaniola? | It is the site of the first Spanish colony in the Americas. |
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were the rulers of which country? | 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. |
What best describes an expedition? | A journey undertaken by a group of people with a definit purpose. |
Why is Santo Domingo considered the frist permanent colony in the Americas? | It was the frist place claimed for and controlled by a distant government. |
Who granted the land of Flordia by the king of Spain; drowned at sea while attempting to reach Mexico? | Narvaez |
Who founded the city of Veracruz; seized the city of Tenochtitlan and renamed it the city of Mexico? | Cortes |
What is the genaral term for a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the Americas? | Conquistador |
What is the governor of a colony who rules in the name of a king called? | Viceroy |
What is the name of the Native American village that has houses built out of adobe? | Pueblo |
Who explored areas of present-day New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas in his search for Cibola? | Coronado |
What is a person belonging to one of the religious brotherhoods of the Roman Catholic Church? | Friar |
What is someone who is sent to do religious or chartiable work in a territory or foreign country? | Missionary |
What is the word that means to grant the power or authority to carry out a specific task? | Commission |
Who is one of the four survivors of the Narvaez expidition; returned to exico and then to Spain and spoke about the seven cities of gold? | Cabeza de Vaca |
Who explored parts of the southeast in his search for Cibola and reached the Mississippi River? | De Soto |
What is a settlement founded to spread Christainity to the people of the area? | Mission |