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Chapter 5 Vocabulary
Mr. Smith Vocabulary For Chapter 5
Term | Definition |
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What is the significance of Hispaniol? | 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 that he had landed in the indies. |
What is the correct definition of expedition? | A journey undertaken by a group of people with a 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 goverment. |
Who was granted the land of florida by the king of Spain; drowned at sea while attempting to reach mexico? | Narvaez. |
Who founded the city of Varacruz; seized the city of Tenochtitlan and remained in the city of mexico? | Cortes |
What is a general term for a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth in the Americas? | Conquistador. |
What is a governer of a colony who rules in the name of the king? | Viceroy. |
What do you call a Native American house made of Adobe? | Pueblo. |
Who explored parts of present-day New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas in his search for Cibola? | Coronado. |
What is teh title of a person belonging to one of the religious brotherhoods of the Roman Catholic Church? | Friar. |
What do you call one who is sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country? | Missionary. |
What do you do to grant the power or authority to carry out a specific task? | Commision. |
Who was one of the four survivors of the Narvaez expedition; returned to Mexico and then to Spain and spoke about the seven cities of gold? | Cabeza de Vaca. |
Who explored parts of the southwest in his search for Cibola and then returned to the Mississippi River? | De Soto. |
What is a settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people of the area? | Mission. |
Who was one of teh four survivors of the Narvaez expedition; returned to Mexico and then Spain and spoke of the seven cities of gold? | Cabeza de Vaca. |