| A | B |
|---|
| Columbus | First European to discover Carribean Islands |
| Vikings | first Europeans to discover North America |
| Vikings homeland | Scandinavia |
| Year that Columbus came to North America | 1492 |
| Year that Vikings came to North America | 1001 |
| Leif Eriksson | First European man to step foot in North America |
| Eric the Red | Discovered and named Greenland |
| Gudrid Freydis | First European woman in North America |
| Marco Polo | travelled to China and wrote a book about his exploration |
| Skraelings | Norse word for the Native Americans |
| Karlsefni Eriksson | Son of Eric and husband of Gudrid |
| Saga | Norse word for a tale or story |
| Vinland | "land of the vines" ~ North America |
| Vinland Sagas | passed down until 1100-1300 by storytellers |
| Gronelada | Greenland |
| Continents on the Vinland Map | Asia, Europe, Africa, North America |
| Continents not drawn on the Vinland Map | Antarctica, Australia, South America |
