| A | B |
|---|
| history | the story of what has happened in the life of a country or people |
| continent | large mass of land |
| geography | study of earth's surface |
| Fountain of Youth | what Ponce de Leon was searching for |
| South America | what the name America first stood for |
| Old World | name used to refer to Europe once the New World was discovered |
| Greenland | largest island in the world |
| Vinland | name the Vikings gave to America |
| Florida | part of North America that Ponce de Leon explored |
| San Salvador | where Columbus first landed in New World |
| Europe | continent responsible for settlement of America |
| the Great South Sea | what Balboa named the Pacific Ocean |
| Marco Polo | the Italian who visited China and described its riches to Europe |
| Vikings | seagoing group from Scandinavia raided parts of Europe for food and land |
| Leif Ericson | Viking that was first to visit America |
| John Cabot | explorer who claimed North America for England |
| Amerigo Vespucci | explorer who first called America the "New World" |
| Vasco de Gama | Portuguese explorer who first sailed around Africa to get to Asia |
| Ferdinand and Isabella | Spanish rulers who financed Columbus' voyages |
| Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria | Columbus' ships |
