Europeans Explore the East Vocabulary Europeans Explore the East
Caravel A type of, small, fast, Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th–17th centuries.
Astrolabe An instrument used to make astronomical measurements, typically of the altitudes of celestial bodies, and in navigation for calculating latitude. It consists of a disk with the edge marked in degrees and a pivoted pointer.
Treaty of Tordesillas Signed at Tordesillas, Spain, on 7 June 1494 and authenticated at Setúbal, Portugal. It divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Portugal and Spain along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands.