| A | B |
| colony | a territory settled by people from another place, usually far away |
| conquests | victories by invading armies |
| diverse | containing many types of people of things |
| navigation | the art of guiding a boat, plane, or other transportation vehicle |
| Silk Road | land route merchants traveled that lead to Asia (China) |
| printing press | Johannes Gutenberg invented this to use movable type to print the text |
| Columbian Exchange | The trading of items, animals, cultures, ideas, and more between Europeans and native peoples of the Americas |
| compass | A tool that has a magnetic arrow that points north, so people can determine which direction they are traveling |
| Northwest Passage | a sought-after route to Asia through North America by using waterways |
| merchants | people who buy and sell goods |