Unit 5 SS vocab Flashcards
Conquistadors
Spanish explorers who came to the Americas in the 1500s and claimed large areas of land conquistador means “conquer.” The conquistadors often conquered native peoples (ruled over them in the name of Spain).
Northwest passage
The supposed route across in the northern partNorth America that Europeans looking for but never found. The explorers had hoped to find a northwest passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific ocean so they could get to Asia more quikely.
Contagious diseases
Sicknesses
East Indies
Southeast Asian, Indonesia ,and Malaysia.
Colonies
Places ruled by another country, or not by their own people.
Voyage
A course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.
Invasion
An act or instance of invading or entering as an enemy, especially by an army.
Nobleman
A man of noble birth or rank; noble; peer.
Mistreatment
To treat badly or abusively.