| A | B |
|---|
| classical | Relating to ancient Greece or Rome. |
| Renaissance | A period of intellectual and artistic creativity, 1300-1600. |
| Technology | The application of scientific discoveries to practical use. |
| Astrolabe | An instrument used by sailors to observe positions of stars. |
| Carvel | A small fast ship with a broad bow. |
| Pilgrimage | A journey to a holy place. |
| Mosque | A Muslim house of worship. |
| Line of Demarcation | An imaginary line running down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean from the North Pole to the South Pole dividing the Americas from Spain and Portugal. |
| Strait | A narrow passage way connecting two bodies of water. |
| Circumnavigate | To sail completely around the world. |
| Conquistador | A Spanish explorer in the Americas in the 1500's. |
| Tribute | Money paid, for protection. |
| Pueblo | A home or community of homes built by Native Americans. |
| Mission | A religious settlement. |
| Presidio | A Spanish fort in the Americas built to protect mission settlements. |
| Encomienda | A system of rewarding conquistadors with tracts of land and the right to tax and demand labor from Native Americans who lived on the land. |
| Mercantilism | The theory that a state's or nation's power depend on its wealth. |
| Columbian Exchange | The exchange of goods, ideas and people from the Americas to Europe. |
| Northwest Passage | A water route to Asia through North America sought by European explorers. |
| Coureur de bois | A french trapper living among Native Americans. |
