| A | B |
| Instrument that used the sun & North Star to determine latitude | Astrolabe |
| Boat easier to navigate than older ships | Caravel |
| Map making | Cartography |
| Eastern Hemisphere animal that became popular with Native Americans | Horse |
| Finding your way by using the sun, moon, and stars | Celestial navigation |
| People or countries who paid for study, exploration, and art | Patrons |
| Used by merchants for economic purposes | Trade Route |
| Land trade route from Asia to Europe that lasted from the 2nd century to the 15th | The Silk Road |
| Columbus wanted to sail this direction to find a faster way to Asia | West |
| America is named after him | Amerigo Vespucci |
| Europeans didn’t know these were between the Atlantic Ocean & India | Continents |
| Mythical water route to Asia through North America | Northwest Passage |
| Great Lakes & Mississippi River was claimed for this country | France |
| France became wealthy by trading these in North America | Furs |
| Vespucci named America this | The New World |
| Exchange of goods & ideas between Americas & rest of world | Columbian Exchange |
| The deadliest thing Europeans brought to New World | Disease |
| Where Christopher Columbus landed | The Caribbean |
| Why countries started to explore by sea | The Silk Road was shut off |