| A | B |
| Christopher Columbus | Never really reached the Indies |
| Quran | Muslim holy book |
| Aztec | Early peoples who lived in Mexico |
| Circumnavigate | To go around |
| Las Casas | Priest who disagreed with slavery of Native Americans |
| Mission | Religious community |
| Conquistador | Spanish explorer who settled in America |
| Amerigo Vespucci | Mistakenly given credit for discovering the Americas |
| Pilgrimage | Journey to a holy place |
| Hernan Cortez | Conquistador who conquered the Aztecs |
| Francisco Pizarro | Conquered the Incas |
| Inca | Lived in South America |
| Mercantilism | Nation's power is based on its wealth |
| Plantation | Large land estate |
| Line of demarcation | Imaginary boundary |