| A | B |
|---|
| caravel | a kind of sailing ship |
| spices | seasonings used to flavor food |
| scurvy | a disease from lack of fruits and veggies |
| viceroy | a person who governed a country in the name of a ruler |
| Indians | what Columbus called the natives of America |
| Ocean Sea | What the Atlantic Ocean used to be called |
| San Salvadore | Where Columbus landed |
| John Cabot | His voyages gave England claim to North America |
| near Canada | Where Cabot landed |
| merchant | a person who buys and sells goods |
| Matthew | the name of Cabot's ship |
| causeway | a raised road that crosses a wetland or water |
| conquistador | a conqueror |
| Mexico City | city once known as Tenochtitlan |
| Hernando Cortes | made Spain the wealthiest nation in Europe |
| Aztecs | a group of people who believe in human sacrifice |
| finance | to provide money for something |
| cod-fishing grounds | What John Cabot found off the coast of newfoundland |
| Vasco Da Gama | found the first all water route to India by going around Africa |
| India and China | countries in the Far East |
| brutal | cruel and inhuman |
| disgrace | shame |
| dishearten | discourage |
| waterway | a channel or body of water through which ships can travel |
| mutiny | when sailors overthrow their captain and take over the ship |
| route | a way or course to get from one place to another |
| expedition | a trip taken for exploration |
| voyage | a journey taken on water |
