Unit 5 SS Vocab

Question 1

Conquistador

Answer 1

Spanish explorers who came to the Americas in the 1500s and claimed large areas of land. Conquistador means conqueror.

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 the Northwest passage from Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean so they could get to Asia more quickly.

Question 3

Contagious Diseases

Answer 3

Sicknesses that can pass from one person to another as germs are spread by touch in through the air.

Question 4

East Indies

Answer 4

Southeast Asia.

Question 5

Colonies

Answer 5

Face is ruled by another country, not by their own people.

Question 6

Voyage

Answer 6

A long journey that involves traveling by sea and/or in space.

Question 7

Invasion

Answer 7

An instance of invading another country or region with armed forces.

Question 8

Nobleman

Answer 8

A man that belongs to noble class.

Question 9

Mistreatment

Answer 9

The action of mistreating.