Unit 5 vocabulary

Question 1

Conquistadors

Answer 1

Spanish explorers who came to the Americas in the 1500 calmed 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 around the northern part of North America that Europeans were looking for but never found. The explorers had hoped to find a Northwest passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean so that they could get to Asia more quickly.

Question 3

Contagious diseases

Answer 3

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

Question 4

East indies

Answer 4

South east Asia, including India,Indonesia And Malaysia.

Question 5

Colonies

Answer 5

Places ruled by another country not by their own people.