15th century
continent
trader
trade route
Silk Road
explorer
the printing press
telescope
age
spices
caravel
navigation
one of the main bodies of mass land on Earth
the science of locating where you are (for example: where your ship is at sea)
an instrument that makes far away objects (like stars) look bigger
the old trade routes between China and the Mediterranean Sea
a course or path that ships and travelers use for trading goods
the period in time from 1400 A.D. to 1500 A.D.
a machine used for printing on paper; this machine made books more common and affordable to everyone in the 15th century
a small, fast sailing ship in the 14th and 15th century; great for ocean travel
a person whose business is to buy and sell or exchange goods
a person who travels to learn and to discover
plant products such as leaves, seeds, and bark that have strong flavors, which are used to season food
a certain period of time in history
