California Missions

Rick S. (United States of America)
13 words 3 learners

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Definition First极速168赛车 377936e02ce27ce724b98272ce20c0e0
Print Flashcards极速168赛车 902a441ff479f3adacbe4135eb3a3334

Other learning activities

Answer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

Create and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. Saint Joseph
    a Christian holy day
    The mission was named for Saint Joseph, the man who married Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ.
  2. San Jose
    a city in western California located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay to the south of San Francisco; a center for computer and electronics industries
    Mission San José is a Christian religious center that was established by Spanish Roman Catholic priests in California.
  3. pueblo
    a Native American village in the southwestern United States
    However, the surrounding pueblo (town) boomed as a result of the California gold rush that began in 1848.
  4. Restoration
    the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660
    Restoration efforts eventually converted the surviving portion of the convento (living quarters) into a museum of the mission’s history.
  5. Franciscan
    a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
    The Franciscan missionary Fermín Lasuén founded the mission on June 11, 1797, in what is now Fremont, California.
  6. Roman Catholic
    of or relating to or supporting Romanism
    Mission San José is a Christian religious center that was established by Spanish Roman Catholic priests in California.
  7. California
    a state in the western United States on the Pacific
    Mission San José is a Christian religious center that was established by Spanish Roman Catholic priests in California.
  8. Spanish
    of or relating to or characteristic of Spain or the people of Spain
    Mission San José is a Christian religious center that was established by Spanish Roman Catholic priests in California.
  9. parish
    a local church community
    Saint Joseph's Church at the Mission San José is an active Roman Catholic parish church.
  10. Christianity
    a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
    Between 1769 and 1823, Spanish priests started 21 missions as centers for teaching the Indians of California about Christianity.
  11. quarter
    one of four equal parts
    Restoration efforts eventually converted the surviving portion of the convento (living quarters) into a museum of the mission’s history.
  12. town
    an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
    However, the surrounding pueblo (town) boomed as a result of the California gold rush that began in 1848.
  13. government
    the system or form by which a community is ruled
    In 1833 and 1834, the Mexican government seized and redistributed properties that had belonged to the missions, and Mission San José fell into ruin.
Created on 十二月 2, 2011

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner 全国统一开奖网址, soonshin.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.