Explorers Vocabulary Flashcard

Front

What is the term for a person who travels to unknown places?

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Explorer

Front

Who were the Spanish conquerors claiming lands for their country?

Back

Conquistadors

Front

What were conquerors hoping to achieve, which is also a term for recognition?

Back

Glory

Front

What expensive metal were explorers in search of?

Back

Gold

Front

What is the term for a person looking to win more land for their country?

Back

Conqueror

Front

What is a new settlement in a new place called?

Back

Colony

Front

What is a military fort set up by the Spanish called?

Back

Presidio

Front

What is a settlement set up to spread Christianity called?

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Mission

Front

Who is a person that shows a group the way?

Back

Guide

Front

What term describes a person of mixed ancestry, especially Native American and Spanish?

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Mestizo