Age of Exploration

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Across
  1. 2. This precious metal was a huge motivator for explorers of the New World.
  2. 3. This man was a patron of sea navigation in Portugal.
  3. 6. this piece of Chinese technology allowed navigators to determine their direction at sea.
  4. 8. This piece of technology was rapidly spread because of the printing press.
  5. 9. This Spanish explorer rounded the tip of Africa for the first time.
  6. 11. This man discovered the "New World," thinking it was Asia
  7. 12. This man conquered the Aztecs in South America.
  8. 13. This man was the leader of Jamestown.
  9. 15. This man was cruel to the Incas he conquered.
  10. 18. The Christians in Europe felt threatened by the _______, causing them to export their Christianity to the New World.
  11. 19. Most explorers went West looking for a route to ______.
  12. 21. The pope passed this command in order to divide the world between Portugal and Spain.
Down
  1. 1. This Spanish explorer found no cities of gold when he explored New Mexico and Arizona.
  2. 4. This Spanish explorer went to Florida looking for the "Fountain of Youth"
  3. 5. This was the first permanent English colony founded in 1607.
  4. 7. This is the name that Columbus gave to the first island he landed on, meaning "Holy Savior"
  5. 8. This man brought back tales of vast wealth and a "great sea" from China in the 1300's.
  6. 10. This group of Catholic missionaries traveled to New France and South America to plant churches.
  7. 14. This Spanish explorer was the first to circumnavigate the world.
  8. 16. This man discovered the St. Lawrence River for New France.
  9. 17. This man founded New Netherlands.
  10. 20. French and Dutch colonists spent their time hunting this animal for its fur.