Colony
A country that is controlled by another more powerful country.

Log
A record of the voyage kept by the captain.

Mapmaking
The making of maps is also called cartography.

Mutiny
When the crew disobeys the captain and takes over the ship.

New World
The name given at the time to the land discovered by Columbus – present-day North and South America (the Americas).

Plantations
Large farms where slaves grew crops such as sugar and tobacco.

Portolan charts
Maps made of the coastline on voyages of discovery.