| A | B |
| conquistador | Spanish for conqueror |
| manor | large land holding |
| astrolabe | calculates latitude |
| magnetic compass | shows which direction is north |
| feudalism | rule by lords who are loyal to king |
| northwest passage | waterway through or around North America |
| colony | group ruled by a distant land |
| caravel | ship with a steering rudder and triangular sails |
| crusades | holy wars |
| adobe | sun dried clay bricks |
| Renaissance | rebirth |
| House of Burgesses | first representative government in colonies |
| New Amsterdam | New York City |
| New Netherlands | New York |
| Fort Orange | Albany |
| Patroons | Large land owners in New Netherlands |