| A | B |
|---|
| Chinese sea captain and explorer | Zheng He |
| traveled to China and wrote about the land | Marco Polo |
| Chinese ruler | Kublai Khan |
| Sunni Ali | Songhai king |
| Bartolomeu Dias | sailed around tip of Africa |
| Vasco da Gama | Sailed to India |
| Columbus | sailed to San Salvador |
| Prince Henry | started a school for sailors because he wanted to reach Asia by sea |
| caravan | cargo moved by camel across the desert |
| navigation | the science of charting a sea course |
| merchants | men who trade at trading posts |
| caravel | a swift sailing vessel |
| expedition | a trip made by an explorer |
| Timbuktu | a trade center in Africa |
| Black Sea | trade route between Europe and Asia |
