| A | B |
| Taino Tribe | killed by European diseases |
| Marco Polo | wrote The Book of Travels |
| Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria | 3 ships Columbus & crew sailed to find the Indies |
| Silk Road | trade route through China |
| Christopher Columbus | knew the Earth was round |
| settlers | people who move to undeveloped area |
| navigation | help to find your way somewhere |
| goods | things made or grown and then sold |
| Indies | name for Asia long ago |
| gold | 1 reason Europeans wanted to see the New World |
| smallpox | deadly disease that cause sores on skin |
| Vespucci | Italian, but explored for Portugal |
| horses | Columbus brought these to America |
| America | named after Amerigo Vespucci |
| route | way to a place |
| customs | ways of doing things |