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Early Explortation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absolute Chronology | Chronology that determines the age of a feature or event. |
| Coast | The part of an island near the sea. |
| Conflicting Territorial Claims | A dispute about possession or control over land between two or more territories. |
| Defying Characteristics | A characteristic that defines someone. |
| Eras | A period of history with a important event. |
| Exploration | The act of traveling to an unfamiliar area to learn about it. |
| Gold | A yellow metal which is used in jewelry and decoration and is also very valuable. |
| Historians | An expert in history of many different thing. |
| Major Eras | Multiple eras with very important events. |
| Mapping | To make a map of a unrecognized area. |
| Relative Chronology | Chronology that determines near the time of a feature or event. |
| Settlement | A place where people establish a community. |
| 1519 | The year when Europeans started to explore Texas. |
| Age of Contact | The era where Europeans started exploring Texas and finding more information about it Which spanned from 1519 - 1689. |
| Cabeza de Vaca and Alonso Álvarez de Pineda | Two important explorers who were involved in key events during the discovery of Texas. |