| A | B |
|---|
| Christopher Columbus | He suggested sailing west across the Atlantic to reach the Indies (Asia). |
| expedition | A journey made for a special purpose. |
| King Ferdinand and Queeen Isabella | The king and queen who agreed to fund Columbus' expedition. |
| Spain | The country that Columbus sailed for. |
| 1492 | The year in which Columbus sailed to the New World. |
| Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria | The name of Columbus's three ships. |
| Bahama | The name of island chain where Columbus finally landed after months at sea. |
| Indians | The name Columbus called the natives on the islands where he landed. |
| West | The region where Columbus landed is today referred to as the _________ Indies. |
| 4 | The total number of trips that Columbus made to the Americas. |
| Colony | A settlement far from the country that rules it. |
| Columbian Exchange | The movement of people, animals, plants, diseases and ways of life between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. |
| smallpox, measles | Two types of diseases that the Europeans introduced to the new world. |
| Two | Number of logs Columbus kept on his voyage west. |
| October 12 | The date Columbus sighted land. |
| San Salvador | The island in the Bahamas Columbus first landed on. |
| Taino | Name of the people on San Salvador. |
| Columbus's third voyage to the Americas. | Brought 1500 settlers to start a colony. |
| Four | Number of voyages Columbus made to the Americas. |
| Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria | Columbus's 3 ships |
