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1,1 Caravel A ship with square or triangular sails

1,2 Conquistador A Spanish explorer who conquered land Spain

1,3 Empire A group of conquered places and people under one ruler

1,4 Expedition A journey made for a special reason

2,1 revolt An action against people in charge

2,2 Sieur de La Salle A French explorer who set up a colony called Fort St. Louis

2,3 Giovanni Caboto Explorer who claimed North American Lands for England

2,4 Esteban African slave who took part in the search for Cibola

3,1 missionaries Taught Native American to farm in the European way and to care for cattle

3,2 Juan de Onate Led 400 settlers and soldiers north of the Rio Grande

3,3 Missions and missionaries New Spain grew and the Spanish culture became part of Texas culture mainly because of

3,4 They wanted to convert the Native Americans to the Catholic religion and teach them Spanish ways of life. Why did the Spanish build their missions near Native American villages?

4,1 For protection The main purpose of a presidio was

4,2 Spain set up missions to protect land claims What did Spain do after the French set up a colony at Fort. St. Louis?

4,3 Legend of Cibola, where the cities were made of gold. Which Native American legend interested the Spanish so much that they sent two expeditions to find if it was true?

4,4 empire New Spain was the name of the Spanish ____________ in the Americas

5,1 Great Wealth What did Cortes find among the Aztecs that made him want to continue exploring North America?

5,2 The sharing of cultural ideas and crops between Europe and the Americas What was the Columbian Exchange?

5,3 Caravels are small, fast sailing ships that can handle rough seas and sail into the wind. How did caravels help Europeans in their search for a sea route to India?

5,4 Land routes were dangerous, trade with Asia made them wealthy, sea routes would be faster than land routes Why did European countries want to find Asia?

5,1 It adds over $11 billion a year to the state economy. Why is agriculture important the Texas Economy?

5,4 border Vocabulary - Boundary

5,2 a small river or stream that flows into a larger river Vocabulary - Tributary

5,3 Earth’s largest land areas: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia Vocabulary - Continents

5,1 imaginary line running east and west around the middle of the Earth Vocabulary - Equator

5,4 imaginary north-south line that separates the Western Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere Vocabulary – Prime Meridian

5,2 an area made up of places that have the same physical features Vocabulary – Natural Region

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