SS chapter 5 Vocabulary

Question 1

Conquistadors

Answer 1

Spanish explorers who came to the americas in 1500 and claimed large areas of land for Spain.

Question 2

North west passage

Answer 2

The supposed route across the northern part of North America that Europeans were looking for but never found. The explorers had helped to find a Northwest passage from Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean so that they can get to Asia more quickly.

Question 3

Contagious Diseases

Answer 3

Sickness that can pass from one person to another as germs spread by touch or air. For example the influence is a contagious disease

Question 4

East Indies

Answer 4

South East Asia including India, Indonesia and Malaysia, what they called Native Americans.

Question 5

Colonies

Answer 5

Places owned by another contrey Not by their own people.

Question 6

Voyage

Answer 6

a long journey involving travel by sea or in space.

Question 7

Invasion

Answer 7

an instance of invading a country or region with an armed force.

Question 8

Nobleman

Answer 8

Nobility refers to a privileged class of people — often receiving hereditary titles — also called the aristocracy. You know the type. They hang around manors and castles, or curry favor at court. In the United states, there is no official class system, so there is no official noble class, or nobility.

Question 9

Mistreatment

Answer 9

To treat badly or abuse.