Unit 5 SS Flashcards
1
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Conquistadors
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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.
2
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Northwest passage
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The supposed route across the northern part of North America were looking for but never found. The explorers had hope to find a North West passage to Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean so they could get Asia quickly.
3
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Contagious disease
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Sickness that can pass from one person to another as germs are spread by touch or through the air.
4
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East indies
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Southeast Asia, including India, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
5
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Colonies
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Places ruled by another country, not by their own people.
