| A | B |
|---|
| Prince Henry | The Navigator |
| West African Empires | Ghana, Mali, & Songhai |
| Southern tip of Africa | Cape of Good Hope |
| First to sail around Africa to Asia | Vasco de Gama |
| Ferdinand Magellan | First to circumnavigate the globe |
| Isthmus of Panama | Land connecting North and South America |
| Nortwest Passage | Water route through North America to Asia |
| Francisco Coronado | Explored present-day Southwest US |
| Explored Mississippi River Valley and claimed Louisianna | Robert LaSalle |
| Samuel de Champlain | Exploreded St. Lawrence River and founded Quebec |
| Gold and Religion | Motivating factors for Spanish in North America |
| Animals and forests | Motivating factors for French in North America |
| John Cabot | Rediscovered Newfoundland |
| Amerigo Vespucci | Realized he was in uncharted land |
| Santo Domingo | 1st permanent European settlement in North America |
| Pacific Ocean | Named for being "peaceful" |
| Strait of Magellan | Tip of South America |
| Friends with Native Americans | French Settlers |
| Enslaved Native Americans | Spanish Settlers |
| Country leading the Age of Exploration | Portugal |
