| Term | Definition |
|---|
| pirates | men who rob from ships |
| caravan | a group that travels together, especially through the desert |
| voyage | a long trip across the sea or ocean |
| Ferdinand | the king of Spain |
| Isabella | the queen of Spain |
| Nina | the smallest but best built ship |
| Pinta | the fastest ship |
| Santa Maria | the largest and slowest ship |
| weaver | what Columbus' parents wanted him to become |
| Portugal | a country that must be passed on the way from Spain to England |
| Genoa | a seaport town in Italy where Columbus grew up |
| Indies | another name for India, China, Japan, & the Spice Islands |
| title given to Columbus | Admiral of the Ocean Sea |
| San Salvador | the name Columbus gave to the first island he found |
| Haiti | the island where Columbus found gold |
| Cuba | another island found by Columbus on his first journey |
| Columbus Day | October 12 |
| Indians | What Columbus named the natives he found on San Salvador |
| Mediterranean Sea | the calm, blue sea where Columbus first sailed |
| Italy | the country where Columbus was born |
| England | Columbus was on his way here when pirates attacked |
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