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Explorer Terms
Definitions
| Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
| monarch | a king or queen of a country |
| feudalsim | a system of owing loyalty to a monarch |
| conquistador | a Spanish conqueror |
| Montezuma | an Aztec ruler who ruled much of Mexico |
| Francisco Pizzaro | a conqueror of the Incan empire |
| colony | a group of people in a distant land, ruled by a government of their native land |
| misson | religious settlements run by Catholic priests and friars |
| creole | people born in the Americas to Spanish parents |
| mestizo | people of mixed Spanish and Native American backgrounds |
| plantation | large estates farmed by many workers |