| A | B |
| Prince Henry | Leader of Portugal "Navigato" |
| Isabella and Ferdinand | Leaders of Spain, encouraged exploration |
| The Americas | "new World" American and Canada |
| Astrolab | uses stars and planets to give location of ship |
| compass | uses magnetism to steer ship, points north |
| caravel | sail that gives greater speed |
| New World | Area of America that was explored |
| colony | area of land that is controlled by another country |
| continent | major land mass ( ex: North America) |
| culture | the behavior of a group of people or country |