| A | B |
|---|
| an adventure story that tells about the brave deeds of people long ago | saga |
| a small round hill | knoll |
| meeting | encounter |
| serching the unknown | exploration |
| map-makers | cartographers |
| kings and queens | monarchs |
| an instrument used to find direction | compass |
| The study of how to plan and control the course of a ship | navigation |
| Lines of latitude that run East to West | parallels |
| The lines that run north and south called lines of longitude | meridians |
| The meridian marked 0 degrees | prime meridian |
| a decision or idea reached by thoughtful study | conclusion |
| A narrow strip of land that connects towo larger land areas | isthmus |
| a journey made for a special reason | expedition |
| a sickness caused by not getting enough vitamin C | scurvy |
| A statement that can be proved true | fact |
| a statement that tells what a person thinks or believes | opinion |
| Spanish word that means "conquerors" | conquistadors |
| a war between people of the same country | civil war |
| the main part of the continent | mainland |
| gifts of money | grants |
| stories without proof | rumors |
| declaring that you own something | claim |
| when soldiers ran away from their duties | desertion |
| people who teach their religion to others | missionaries |
| settlement ruled by another country | colony |
| people who live in a colony...also called settlers | colonists |
| huge farms | plantations |
| A passage from Europe to Asia cutting through North America | Northwest Passage |
| system of trading | trade network |
| people who did business for other Indian groups | agents |
| fleet of warships | armada |
| money left over after everything has been paid for | profit |
| a person who makes a journey for a religious reason | pilgrim |
| the agreement that made laws for the good of the Plymouth colonists and to obey those laws. | Mayflower Compact |
| an agreement | compact |
| translator of one language to another language | interpreter |
