European ExplorationChapter 5

Primary Sources

Original materials directly related to the past.

Examples: Artifacts, Diaries, or Newspaper Articles.

Secondary Sources

Interprets and analyzesPrimary sources.

Examples: History textbook or magazine article

ExpeditionA journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose.

ColonyA settlement established and ruled by a mother country

ConquistadorA Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in America

CommissionGranting the power to carry out a specific task

Viceroy

Governor of a colony who rules in the name of a king

Friar

Person belonging to one of the religious brotherhoods of the Catholic church

PuebloNative American village of houses built of adobe

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ConquistadorPrimary SourcesFriarCommission

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ExpeditionSecondary SourcesViceroyPuebloColony