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ch 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 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 purpose. |
Why is Santo Domingo considered the first permanent colony in the Americas? | It was the first place claimed for and controlled by a distant 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 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 houses built 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 religious brotherhoods of the Roman Catholic Church | friar |
one who is sent to do religious or charitable work work in territory or foreign country | missionary |
to grant power 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 city's of gold | DE Soto |
a settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people of the area | mission |