| A | B |
|---|
| Shogun | Japanese military leader |
| Astrolabe | A device used to measure the angle of the sun and the stars above the horizon |
| Capitalism | The investment of money to make a profit |
| Circumnavigate | To sail around the world |
| Encomienda | The right of Spanish colonists to demand labor or tribute from Native Americans |
| Conquistador | Spanish conqueror |
| Creole | American-born descendant of Spanish settlers |
| Mestizo | Person of mixed Spanish and Native American descent |
| Mulatto | Person of mixed Europeans and African descent |
| Peninsulare | European living in the colonies |
| Triangle Trade | Network of trading goods between Europe, the Americas, Africa |
| God, Gold, Glory | Motivations for Exploration |
| Vasco da Gama | First to sail around the coast of Africa to India |
| Christopher Columbus | Discovered the Americas |
| Henry Hudson | Led the search for the Northwest Passage |
| Jaques Cartier | Claimed most of Canada for France |
| Magellan | First to circumnavigate the globe |
| Cortes | Conquered Aztecs in Mexico |
| Pizzaro | Conquered Incas in Peru |
| Frances Drake | Claimed the East Coast of North American for England |
