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Ch. 5 Vocabulary

What is the signifiance of Hispaniola? It is the site of the first Spanish colony in the Americas
Queen Isabella and Kind Ferdinand were the rulers of..? Spain
Christopher Columbus Believed that..? A- The earth was round B- He could reach Asia by sailing West from Europe C- He had landed in the Indies
Whitch of the following best describes an expedition? A journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose
Why is San Domingo considerd the first permanet 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 attemoting 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 Spanishexplorer 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 in a territoy or foreign country Missionary
To grant the power or authority to carryb out a specific task Commision
one of four survivors of the Narvaez expedition; returned to mexico and then to Spainand spoke about the seven cities of gold Cabeza de Vaca
Explored parts of the Southeast in his search for Cibola and reached the Mississippi River De Soto
A settlement founded to spread Chritainity to the people of the area Mission
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