| A | B |
|---|
| geocentric | centered around Earth |
| heliocentric | centered around the sun |
| telescope | an invention that made far-away things appear close |
| gravity | the force that pulls things toward Earth |
| scientific method | a way of questioning and studying things that occur in nature |
| caravel | a boat that combined the smooth bodies of European sailing ships and the three-sided sails of Arab boats |
| strait | a narrow channel, or body, of water |
| Line of Demarcation | an imaginary line that divided control of the lands in the Americas |
| conquistador | conquerors |
| missionary | people who teach their religious beliefs to others |
| convert | to adopt or cause someone to adopt a new religion |
| hacienda | Spanish, meaning a large area of land used for agriculture |
| credibility | how believable someone or something is |
| sugar cane | a tall grass with a thick, woody stem. It is a source of sugar |
| plantation | large farms |
| Middle Passage | the difficult voyage made by enslaved Africans that took them across the Atlantic to the West Indies where they were sold |
| triangular trade | trade between Europe, Africa and North America was known as this |
| aborigine | Australia's first inhabitants |
| convict | a person found guilty by the government of committing a crime and who has received a sentence for it |
| emancipee | convicts who had been freed from their sentence |
