| A | B |
| monarch | a king or queen |
| Renaissance | a time period in Europe when there were many advances in art, technology and learning |
| navigation | directing the course of a ship, plane or car |
| compass | an instrument used to determine which direction you are traveling in |
| saga | a story that tells about an adventure |
| expedition | a journey for a specific purpose |
| encounter | a meeting between two or more people that have never met |
| exploration | to discover an area that is unknown |
| cartographer | a person who makes maps |
| conclusion | an idea or decision made after thoughtful reasoning |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger pieces of land |
| scurvy | a sickness caused by not having enough vitamin C |