Chapter 3 Key Terms NM History Jang

astronomy

• the study of the universe

• a colonial ruler appointed by the King of Spain

• an item that is produces with raw materials (natural resources)

• a town council during Spanish colonial times

conquistador

• a colonial leader appointed by the King of Spain

• to force someone to leave

• a Spanish conqueror

• a steep cliff

encomienda

• an item that is produced from raw materials

• to force someone to leave

• an irrigation ditch or canal

• a Spanish colonial policy that granted land and the Indians living on it to Spanish soldiers as a reward for their service

epidemic

• a contagious and often deadly disease with high fever and large sores that on the leaves scars on the skin

• a wide spread outbreak of a contagious disease

• a steep cliff

• an item that is produced from raw materials (natural resources)

small pox

• a steep cliff

• to force someone to leave

• a contagious and often deadly disease characterized by a high fever and large sores on the skin that leave scars

• a Spanish colonial governor appointed by the king

tribute

• a military fort

• a payment or gift given to show respect

• a member of the town council (cabildo)

• a person who flees from a place because of war

banish

• a payment or gift given to show respect

• a member of the town council (cabildo)

• to force someone to leave

• a person who flees from a place because of war

bluff

• Spanish word meaning conqueror

• a steep cliff

• the study of the universe

• logs used as ceiling beams cut from tall trees in the mountains

viceroy

• a Spanish colonial governor appointed by the king

• a payment or gift given to show respect

• a military fort

• to force someone to leave

acequia

• a town council during Spanish colonial times

• an irrigation canal or ditch

• Spanish word meaning conqueror

• a “ditch boss,” or manager of the acequia