1. European Exploration Vocabulary

2. expedition
~ a trip that explorers would take in order to explore a new land or find something new

3. obstacle
~ when something gets in your way when you are trying to achieve something; a hardship

4. accomplishment
~ to achieve something

5. route
~ a way to get from one place to another; there are land routes and water routes

6. sponsor
~ when a person or country pays for someone to do something

7. navigation
~ the act, or process of finding the way to get to a place when traveling in a ship, plane, etc.

8. circumnavigate
~ to sail all the way around something (the world)

9. benefactor
~ a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause

10. explorer
~ a person who explores an unfamiliar area; an adventurer

11. voyage
~ a long journey involving travel by sea

12. vessel
~ a ship or large boat

13. inhabitants
~ a person or animal that lives in or occupies a place

14. squire
~ a young nobleman acting as an attendant to a knight before becoming a knight himself

15. conquistador
~ a conqueror

16. rebellion
~ the action or process of resisting authority, control, or convention

17. commissioned
~ given an order for, or authorization for, the production of something

18. territory
~ an area of land under jurisdiction of a ruler or state

19. tyranny
~ cruel and oppressive government or rule

20. enslaved
~ made someone a slave

21. conquer
~ overcome and take control of a place or people

22. proposal
~ a plan or suggestion put forward for consideration or discussion by others