Unit 5 cards

Question 1

Conquistador

Answer 1

Spanish explorers who came to the Americas in the 1500s and claimed large areas of land for Spain. Conquistador means conqueror. The conquistadors often conquered native people (ruled over them in the name of Spain).

Question 2

Northwest Passage

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Contagious disease

Answer 3

Sickness that can pass from one person to another as germs are spread by touch or through the air. For example, influenza ( the flu) is a contagious disease.

Question 4

East Indies

Answer 4

Southeast Asia, including India,

Question 5

Colonies