| A | B |
|---|
| Slavery | a cruel system in which people are bought and sold |
| convert | to change a religion or a belief |
| profit | the money left over when costs are paid |
| kingdom | a place ruled by a king or queen |
| mission | a religious community where priests taught Christianity |
| hacienda | a large farm or ranch, often with its own village and church |
| astrolabe | a tool used to show how far north or south a ship was from the equator. |
| caravan | a group of people and animals who travel together |
| revolt | a violent uprising against a ruler |
| settlement | a small community of of people living in a new place |
| expedition | a long journey that has been taken to find or do something |
| technology | the use of scientific knowledge and tools to do things better and more rapidly |
| colony | a place ruled by another country |
| empire | many nations or territories ruled by a single group or leader |
| conquistador | a kind of Spanish explorer |
| navigation | planning, recording, and controlling the course and position of a ship or other craft |
| merchant | someone who buys and sells goods to earn money |
| epidemic | an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many people |
| circumnavigate | to sail completely around something |
