Age of Exploration

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Across
  1. 3. - English explorer who circumnavigated the globe and raided Spanish ships
  2. 4. - Portuguese explorer who claimed Brazil for Portugal
  3. 5. - Italian explorer who explored the coast of North America for England
  4. 6. - Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire in present-day Peru
  5. 7. - Spanish explorer who searched for the Fountain of Youth in Florida
  6. 8. - Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire in present-day Mexico
  7. 9. - English explorer who explored parts of present-day Canada and the northeastern United States
  8. 11. - Portuguese explorer who established a sea route to India
  9. 14. - Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe
  10. 16. - Portuguese prince who sponsored exploration along the African coast
Down
  1. 1. - Spanish explorer who searched for the Seven Cities of Gold in North America
  2. 2. - French explorer who claimed parts of Canada for France
  3. 4. - British explorer who mapped the coast of Australia and explored the Pacific
  4. 5. - Italian explorer who initiated the Age of Exploration by reaching the Americas in 1492
  5. 7. - Portuguese explorer who discovered the island of Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic
  6. 10. - Portuguese explorer who established a sea route to India
  7. 12. - Spanish explorer who explored the southeastern United States, including the Mississippi River
  8. 13. - Spanish explorer who crossed the Isthmus of Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean
  9. 15. - Italian explorer who gave his name to the continents of North and South America
  10. 17. - Italian explorer who gave his name to the continents of North and South America