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17.3-17.4 Vocab

29. conquistador: Spanish conqueror

30. convert: change a person’s religion

31. missionary: a person who changes other people’s religion

32. legend: an old story that is not true

33. tribes: a group of people who live together قبائل

34. allies: friends حلفاء

35. negotiate: to discuss things with another person مفاوضات

36. natural resources: things that are found in natureالطبيعية  الموارد

37. surrendered: gave up

38. New Spain: the land that was for the Aztecs and Incas

39. viceroy: official (government worker)

40. descendant: people who are from your family السليل

41. settlement: living in one area مستوطنة

42. miner: a person who mines عامل منجم

43. mine: a place in the ground where miners find natural resources منجم

44. cruel: very mean and unfair

45. plantations: very large farms

46. encomienda: forcing the Native Americans to work as slaves for the Spanish

47. province: a piece of land محافظة

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