| A | B |
|---|
| a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water | strait |
| He sailed to the Cape of Good Hope (southern tip of Africa.) | Dias |
| America was named after him; he named it the "New World" | Vespucci |
| a large farm where one of more crops were grown by a large number of laborers; crops were sold for a profit to for the owner | plantation |
| He was against enslaving the native people. | Las Casas |
| to travel completely around something (such as Earth) | circumnavigate |
| He conquered the Aztecs in present day Mexico. | Cortes |
| He circumnavigated the world; a strait was named after him. | Magellan |
| a body's ability to remain free of illness even after being exposed to the cause of the illness | immunity |
| He discovered Brazil for Portugal. | Cabral |
| the Spanish word for conqueror | conquistador |
| He conquered the Incas in Peru. | Pizarro |
| a narrow piece of land that connects two larger land masses | isthmus |
| He created a school for navigators to support exploration. | Prince Henry |
| a crop that is grown to be sold | cash crop |
| He discovered the Bahamas thinking he was in the East Indies. He said west to get there. | Columbus |
| He crosses Panama and discovered the "South Sea" (Pacific Ocean.) | Balboa |
| He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and then on to India. | da Gama |
