| A | B |
|---|
| LINE OF DEMARCATION | imaginary line dividing the Americas between Spain and Portugal |
| MOSQUE | Muslim house of worship |
| MISSION | religious settlement |
| NORTHWEST PASSAGE | water route to Asia through North America |
| CARAVEL | small, fast ship with a broad bow |
| TECHNOLOGY | application of scientific knowledge to practical use |
| ASTROLABE | used by sailors to observe the position of the stars |
| PUEBLO | community of homes built by Native Americans |
| PLANTATION | large estate farmed by laborers who lived there |
| CONQUISTADOR | Spanish explorer in the Americas in the 1500's |
| RENAISSANCE | period of intellectual and artistic creativity (1300-1600) |
| MERCANTILISM | theory that nation's power depends on its wealth |
| COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE | exchange of goods, ideas, and people between Europe and the Americas |
| ENCOMIENDA | rewarding conquestadors with land and the power to tax those living there |
| PILGRIMAGE | journey to a holy place |
| CIRCUMNAVIGATE | sail around the world |
| VICEROY | person who rules as a representative of the king or queen |
| TRIBUTE | money paid for protection |
| STRAIT | narrow passageway connecting two bodies of water |
| PRESIDIO | Spanish fort built to protect mission settlements |
