| A | B |
|---|
| Christopher Columbus | First of the Spanish Explorers to explore North America in 1492 |
| Hernan Cortes | Landed on North American mainland in 1519. Later destroyed the Aztec empire |
| Cabeza de Vaca | Spanish explorer shipwrecked on Galveston; lived amongst the Karankawa |
| Estevanico | First man of African descent to step foot in Texas |
| conquistadores | spanish soldiers who sought riches and power for themselves and wealth and glory for Spain |
| friars | members of Catholic religious orders |
| missions | spanish religious outposts |
| Gold, Glory and God | What are the 3 G's? |
| Montezuma | leader of the Aztec empire in 1519 |
| Tenochtitlan | Capital of the Aztec empire |
| Quetalcoatl | Aztec god who the Aztecs mistook Cortes for |
| Mexico City | city built on top of the ruins of Tenochtitlan |
| Malhado | What name did Cabeza de Vaca give to the island where he shipwrecked? |
| Shaman | status that Cabeza de Vaca and Estevanico attained in the Karankawa culture |
| For St. Louis | Name of the outpost built by La Salle and the French |
| Cibola | Golden cities that Cabeza de Vaca heard stories of |
| Quivira | Wealthy city that the Turk told Coronado about |
| Trading | purpose of French exploration in Texas |
| Very Fertile | Description of Texas that Cabeza de Vaca gave |
| Fray Marcos | led expedition to see if Cibola existed |
| Zuni | Native Americans that killed Estevanico as he guided Fray Marcos' expedition |
| Adobe village | What Coronado's group found when they reached Cibola |
| The Turk | Told Corondo of Quivira and guided him there |
| lack of interest | How Spain felt about Texas after failing to find any gold or riches there. |
