| A | B |
|---|
| Marco Polo | traveled to China 1271 |
| classical | ancient Rome and Greece |
| Renaissance | rebirth of learning |
| technology | use of scientific knowledge |
| astrolabe | instrument to measure position of stars |
| caravel | three-masted portuguese ship |
| Crusades | series of holy wars, 1095-1295 |
| feudalism | system of rule during Middle Ages |
| Middle Ages | 500-1350 AD |
| success of Crusades | spices,knowledge,trade,curiosity |
| Johann Gutenberg | invented printing press 1455 |
| Prince Henry | set up center for exploration |
| coast of West Africa | known as the Gold Coast |
| Dias | 1488 saild to tip of Africa |
| da Gama | 1497/98 found eastern sea route to Asia |
| Vikings | first Europeans to reach America |
| Leif Eriksson | 1000 AD landed in North America |
| Columbus | set sail 1492 to find western route to Asia |
| Balboa | 1513, csaw and claimed Pacific Ocean for Spain |
| Magellan | sailed west along coast of South America |
| Magellan's crew | 1522 - circumnavigated the globe |
| circumnavigate | to sail around the globe |
| conquistador | explorers who received grants from the king |
| Cortes | conquered the Aztec |
| Pizarro | conquered the Inca |
| Montezuma | Aztec emperor |
| Atahualpa | Inca ruler |
| Ponce de Leon | looking for cities of gold and fountain of youth |
| DeSoto | expedition, southeastern US, crossed Mississippi River |
| Coronado | looked for seven cities of gold, traveled present day New Mexico,Arizona |
| Columbian Exchange | contact between two parts of the globe and how it altered life for both |
