Monday, March 7, 2011

Exploration Vocab and Spanish Armada

Please write 7 sentences on the Spanish Armada- include as many facts as possible :)

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Exploration Vocab

All vocab can be found on page 464 of Our World text.

Conquistador- explorers sent from Spain to 'conquer' natives in New World
Hispaniola- currently today known as Haiti and Dominica Republic- Columbus settled there in 1493
Haciendia- 'plantation' native americas were forced to work there
Line of Demarcation- an imaginary line that was produced by the Pope in 1494 to divide the world into exploration areas for Spain and Portuguese
Spanish Armada- 1588 battle between Spain and England

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