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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 eath was round. he could reach asia by sailing west from Europe and that he had landed in the Indies |
Wich of the following best descibes an expidition? | 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 Flordia by the king of Spain; drowned at sea while attempting to reach Mexico | Narvaez |
founded by the city of Veracruz; seized the city of tenochtitlan and renamed it the city of Mexico | Cortes |
general term for the spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the Americas | conquistador |
govener 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 religous or charitable work in a teritory or foreign country | missionary |
to grant the poweer or authority to carry out a specific task | commission |
one of four survivors of the Narvaes expedition; returned to Mexico and then to Spain and spoke about the seven cites of gold | Cabeza de Vaca |
explored parts of the Souheast in his search for Cibola and reached the Mississippi River | De Soto |
a settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people of the area | mission |