Age of Exploration and Discovery

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Across
  1. 2. was a Spanish conquistador responsible for conquering the Aztec
  2. 4. Italian explorer and first European to lead expeditions across
  3. 7. Aztec emperor when the Spanish conquered the Aztecs
  4. 8. Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca
  5. 12. capital of the Aztec Empire
  6. 13. refers to Africa, Europe, and Asia
  7. 14. Spanish conquistador and first European to reach the Pacific Ocean
  8. 15. invented the printing press
  9. 18. the widespread exchange of ideas, goods, plants, animals, disease, and culture
  10. 20. Inca emperor defeated by Pizarro and the Spanish
  11. 21. Spanish explorer and treasure hunter
Down
  1. 1. what Columbus was looking for when he landed in the Americas
  2. 3. founded a school dedicated to the advancement of exploration
  3. 5. the 3 motivating factors for European exploration
  4. 6. 2 barriers that impacted the relationship between natives and Europeans
  5. 9. a classical period in Europe between the 14th and 17th
  6. 10. people sent on a religious mission to convert the people in the Americas to Christianity
  7. 11. an extinct indigenous people wiped out by Columbus
  8. 16. refers to the Americas
  9. 17. a crop in the Americas greatly prized by Europeans
  10. 19. a small fast Spanish/Portuguese sailing ship