| A | B |
|---|
| archipelago | Series of islands in Asia where Muslim traders were based |
| Astrolabe | star and sun positioning used by Muslim traders for navigation |
| Aztecs | Indian empire in America conquered by Cortes |
| balance of trade | a nations imports and exports and the difference in value between them |
| buddhism | dominant religion in thailand and cambodia; king was superior to humans -link to universe |
| Cabot | English explorer of New England coast |
| caravels | ships that travelled together bringing goods and slaves |
| Catholicism | spanish religious reason for exploration:spread the faith |
| Colony | a settlement in a new country linked to parent country by trade and government |
| columbus | Italian explorer claimed "Indies" for Spain in 1492 |
| Compass | used by the european explorers to determine direction for travel |
| Conquistadors | Spanish "conquerers: Cortes, Pizarro |
| Cortes | Conquerer of the Aztec Indians |
| Exploration | reason for "gold,glory and God" |
| Iberian Peninsula | coast of Spain where exploration and trade flourished |
| Islam | muslim religion -conquerers and traders in North and West Africa "sultan states" |
| Line of Demarcation | Imaginary line separating Portuguese colony from Spanish |
| Magellan | Portuguese explorer-first to sail around Africa to Pacific |
| Mayas | Mexican Indians converted to Catholicism |
| melaka | sultanate state Muslim and thriving center of trade in Indonesian |
| Mercantilism | economic system: gold and silver essential more exports in balance of trade |
| Middle Passage | the journet of slaves from Africa to America in Triangular Trade |
| Pizarro | spanish conquerer of Inca Indians in Peru |
| Plantations | large farming estates that depended on slavery to provide the labor they needed |
| Triangular trade | pattern of trade in sugar, molasses and slaves between Africa, Europe and America |
| Vespucci | His letters during exploration led to the naming of America |
