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| Prince Henry | Leader of Portugal, known as he Navigator |
| Isabella and Ferdinand | Leaders who encouraged Spain to explore other countries |
| New World | the area of the Americas that was explored during the Age of Exploration |
| The Americas | also known as the New World, contains present day America and Canada |
| Astrolabe | technology that uses stars and planets to tell the location of a ship |
| Compass | device that uses magnetism to show direction with a needle and a dial |
| Caravel | technology that allowed for greater speed and allowed captain to steer ship |
| Age of Exploration | Began in 1400s when countries sent explorers from Europe to the Americas to create colonies |
| Exploration | to travel to an unfamiliar area to learn more about it |
| Colonization | one country controls another for money |
| Colony | an area of land that is controlled by another country |
| Continent | one of the main land masses of the globe (Europe, Asia, Africa, N. America, S. America, Australia, and Antarctica |
| Glory | something that is a source of honor, praise, or fame |
| Culture | the behavior and beliefs of a country or group of people |
| Latitude | imaginary lines that are seen on a map or globe going east and west; used to help determine a location |
