| A | B |
|---|
| spices | something explorers wanted to buy in the Indies |
| compass | navigation instrument invented in the 1200's |
| caravel | ship that revolutionized travel during the Age of Exploration |
| Prince Henry | person that sponsored explorations to Africa for Portugal |
| indigenous | another word for native |
| circumnavigate | to travel all the way around |
| Vasco da Gama | the first explorer to sail around Africa to India |
| Vasco de Balboa | Spanish explorer who first discovered the Pacific Ocean |
| Ferdinand Magellan | Portuguese explorer sponsored by Spain who tried to sail all the way around the world |
| scurvy | disease caused by a lack of vitamin C |
| Portugal | The first country to send explorers searching for a water route to Asia |
| Ponce de Leon | explorer that searched for the fountain of youth |
| Canada | French explorers claimed part of this modern day country for France |
