| A | B |
| Columbus | discovered the "New World" (Bahamas) |
| Dias | found the Cape of Good Hope |
| Da Gama | rounded the southern tip of Africa and made it to India |
| Magellan | circumnavigated the world |
| Cabot | explored North America |
| Cartier | French explorer who discovered Quebec |
| Vespucci | discovered that the Americas were continents and the "New World" became known as America |
| Cortez | conquistador who defeated the Aztecs |
| Pizzaro | conquistador who defeated the Incas |