| A | B |
|---|
| New World | European name for lands in the Western Hemisphere |
| Age of Exploration | time when people from Europe traveled to faraway places |
| ore | rock or earth from which metal can be taken |
| conquistadors | Spanish exploreres who claimed large areas of land for Spain |
| Northwest Passage | supposed route across the northern part of America that Europeans were looking for |
| colonies | places ruled by another country, not by their own people |
| explorers | people who travel to unfamiliar places to learn about what those places are like |
| East Indies | Southeast Asia including India, Malaysia, and Indonesia |
| cash crop | crop grown in large quantities for sale |
| contagious diseases | sicknesses that pass from one person to another |
