Age of Exploration

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Across
  1. 2. – A settlement ruled by a distant country.
  2. 4. Henry – Portuguese royal who sponsored many voyages.
  3. 5. – The science of planning and controlling the direction of a ship.
  4. 7. Puzzle: Age of Exploration
  5. 12. – A person who spreads religion, often accompanying explorers.
  6. 16. – Tool used to determine latitude at sea.
  7. 18. – A group of territories controlled by one ruler or nation.
  8. 20. Routes – Paths used for exchanging goods.
  9. 21. – A resource traded heavily in North America.
  10. 22. – Economic theory that colonies exist to benefit the mother country.
  11. 23. – One of the main motivations for exploration.
  12. 25. Exchange – Transfer of goods, ideas, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.
Down
  1. 1. – The process of increased interaction between people worldwide.
  2. 3. – The act of traveling to new lands for discovery.
  3. 5. World – Term used by Europeans for the Americas.
  4. 6. – Spanish conqueror of the Americas.
  5. 8. – Country that funded Columbus’s voyage.
  6. 9. – Measurement used to determine position north or south of the equator.
  7. 10. of Tordesillas – Agreement dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal.
  8. 11. – Valuable trade goods from Asia.
  9. 13. Trade – Human trafficking system that expanded during exploration.
  10. 14. – Navigational tool improved during the Age of Exploration.
  11. 15. – A major goal of European nations during exploration.
  12. 17. – A small, fast ship used by explorers.
  13. 19. – The science of making maps.
  14. 24. – First European country to explore the coast of Africa.