| A | B |
|---|
| Balboa | Panama and Pacific Ocean |
| Eric the Red | Viking, father of Leif |
| Leif Ericson | Viking who went to NA |
| Henry the Navigator | Father of Navigation |
| Dias | Portuguese sailor who went to tip of Africa |
| Da Gama | Portuguese sailor who sailed around Africa to India |
| Columbus | sailed for Spain, gets credit for discovering the Americas and proving world was round |
| Ponce de Leon | discovered Florida while searchng for the Fountain of Youth |
| Cortez | conquered the Aztecs of Mexico |
| Pizarro | conquered the Incas of Peru |
| Coronado | discovered the Grand Canyon and Colorado |
| Magellan | started the first voyage to circumnaviagte the globe |
| del Cano | completed Magellan's voyage |
| Drake | first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe, defeated the Spanish Armada |
| Ferdinand II | King who sponsored Columbus |
| da Vaca | explored around Texas |
| Champlain | Frenchman called the Father of New France and Quebec |
| La Salle | Explored the Mississippi River |
| de Soto | explored the southern end of the Miss. River |
| Cartier | found the St. Lawrence River into Canada |
| Isabella | Queen of Spain who sponsored Columbus |
| Marco Polo | travelled to China |
| Father de las Casas | helped the Indians against the Spanish |
| Montezuma | leader of the Aztecs |
| Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria | ships of Columbus |
| Golden Hind | ship of Drake |
| San Salvador | landing place for Columbus |
| Venice and Genoa, Italy | trading places in Europe |
| Timbuktu | trading place in Africa |
| spices | helped make food taste better |
| jewels, silks | riches found in Asia |
| Mansa Musa | Rich African leader |
| Islam | religion of Moslem people |
| Christianity | religion the Spaniards wanted to spred to the Natives around the world |
| astrolabe | tool for navigation |
| Description of the World | book written by Marco Polo |
