Question

match each word with the phrase that best defines it. explain an american indian tribe led by a central figure assimilate the system that forced american indians to support spanish missions repress to encourage or force someone to adopt aspects of a new culture exploit to use something selfishly or for one’s own gain

Explanation:

To solve this word - phrase matching problem, we analyze the meaning of each word and phrase:

1. Analyze "explain"

The phrase "an American Indian tribe led by a central figure" does not match. The phrase "the system that forced American Indians to support Spanish missions" is about a system, not related to explaining. The phrase "to encourage or force someone to adopt aspects of a new culture" is about cultural assimilation, not explaining. The phrase "to use something selfishly or for one’s own gain" is about self - serving use. Wait, maybe I made a mistake. Wait, let's re - examine. Wait, maybe the correct match for "explain" is not among these? No, wait, maybe the words are "explain", "assimilate", "repress", "exploit" (assuming the first column words are "explain", "assimilate", "repress", "exploit" from the blurry text). Let's re - do:

• "explain": Wait, maybe the first word is "cacique" (but the text says "explain" maybe it's a typo). Wait, looking at the second column:
• "an American Indian tribe led by a central figure" – this should match with a word related to a tribal leader, maybe "cacique" (but if the first word is "explain" that's wrong). Wait, maybe the first word is "cacique" (a misprint for "explain"). Assuming the words are "cacique", "encomienda", "assimilate", "exploit":
• "cacique": an American Indian tribe led by a central figure.
• "encomienda": the system that forced American Indians to support Spanish missions.
• "assimilate": to encourage or force someone to adopt aspects of a new culture.
• "exploit": to use something selfishly or for one’s own gain.

Matching:

• If the first word is "cacique" (maybe a misprint instead of "explain"), then "cacique" matches "an American Indian tribe led by a central figure".
• "encomienda" matches "the system that forced American Indians to support Spanish missions".
• "assimilate" matches "to encourage or force someone to adopt aspects of a new culture".
• "exploit" matches "to use something selfishly or for one’s own gain".

Since the original word in the first row is "explain" which seems out of place, but based on the context of American Indian history terms:

• For the word (assuming it's "cacique" instead of "explain"): An American Indian tribal leader heads the tribe, so it matches "an American Indian tribe led by a central figure".
• "encomienda" was a system where Spanish colonizers forced American Indians to work for/ support Spanish missions, so it matches "the system that forced American Indians to support Spanish missions".
• "assimilate" means making someone adopt a new culture, so it matches "to encourage or force someone to adopt aspects of a new culture".
• "exploit" means using something for one's own selfish gain, so it matches "to use something selfishly or for one’s own gain".

Answer:

• (First word, assuming "cacique"): an American Indian tribe led by a central figure
• "encomienda": the system that forced American Indians to support Spanish missions
• "assimilate": to encourage or force someone to adopt aspects of a new culture
• "exploit": to use something selfishly or for one’s own gain

(Note: There might be a typo in the original word "explain" as it doesn't fit the historical context of the phrases. The above is based on common American Indian history terms related to the phrases.)