Unit 5 social studies vocabulary

Question 1

Conquistadors

Answer 1

Spanish explorers who came to the Americans in the 1500s and claimed a large areas of land for Spain. Conquistador means conqueror. The conquistadors often conquered native peoples

Question 2

Northwest passage

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Contagious diseases

Answer 3

Sicknesses that can pass from one person to another as germs are spread by touch or through air for example influenza is a contagious disease.

Question 4

East indies

Answer 4

Southeast Asia, including India, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

Question 5

Colonies

Answer 5

Places ruled by another country, not by their own people

Question 6

Voyage

Answer 6

A longDirty involving ar in space.

Question 7

Invasion

Answer 7

An instance of invading a country or region with arm force

Question 8

Nobleman

Answer 8

Man that belongs to a noble class

Question 9

Treatment

Answer 9

Active trait of a person or an animal badly curly or unfair