| A | B |
|---|
| Marco Polo | Wrote a book that inspired Columbus |
| Tainos | first natives Columbus met in America |
| Indians | Columbus named the natives this, believing he was in the Indies |
| King Ferdinand | ruler of Spain in 1492 |
| caravel | boat with triangular sails |
| Prince Henry | The Navigator |
| Vasco da Gama | sailed all the way to India |
| Bartolemeu Diaz | sailed to the tip of Africa |
| astrolabe | navigational tool, use stars to find location |
