4th Grade Age of Exploration Vocabulary Ms. Thornburg’s Flash Cards!

What do we call legends and stories about heroic deeds told by the Vikings? Sagas Your Name

What do we call a settlement of religious teachers? Mission Your Name

What do we call an extension of an ocean or sea into the land? Gulf Your Name

What do we call a buyer and seller of goods for profit? Merchant Your Name

What do we call a long, narrow portion of land extending out into the water? Peninsula Your Name

What do we call a person who teaches his or her religion to others with different beliefs? Missionary Your Name

What do we call a journey made for a particular purpose? Expedition Your Name

What do we call the period of cultural and artistic growth that spread throughout Europe in the 1400s and 1500s? Renaissance Your Name

What do we call the science of determining a ship’s location and the direction and distance it traveled? Navigation Your Name

What do we call a narrow strip of land between two bodies of water? Isthmus Your Name

What do we call a disease contracted by many people at one time? Epidemic Your Name

What do we call going completely around the world, especially by water? Circumnavigate Your Name

What do we call a harbor where ships dock to load and unload cargo? Port Your Name

What do we call a leader in the Spanish conquest of America, Spanish for conqueror? Conquistador Your Name