Age of Exploration
Across
- 2. a navigation tool used to measure the angle between a celestial body and the horizon, allowing sailors and aviators to calculate their latitude and longitude
- 4. this person landed in India in 1498.
- 7. a new ship that's faster and more maneuverable.
- 9. an intellectual and cultural shift emphasizing human potential and reason.
- 12. the third G in the three G's also king of Heaven.
- 13. a transformative European period in the 14th-17th century marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity.
- 14. the idea of gaining fame for one's actions.
- 17. these people sail globally, seeking new trade routes, wealth, fame, and knowledge, leading to the mapping of the world, etc.
- 18. a navigational tool with a magnetized needle that aligns with Earth's magnetic field, pointing to magnetic north
- 20. sailed around Cape of Good Hope and found a route to the Indian Ocean.
Down
- 1. the first person to encourage new ship explorations who was a prince
- 2. a natural resource used as a medicine and spice.
- 3. second most valuable metal behind Gold that explorers wanted.
- 5. he found the Americas instead of a faster route to Asia.
- 6. the practice where one country establishes control over a foreign territory.
- 8. Wealthy metal that explorers were after.
- 10. this person's crew made first voyage around the world, he was killed in the Philippines.
- 11. the idea that there's only so much wealth in the world.
- 15. an astronomical instrument used to measure the altitude of the sun or Pole Star to determine latitude at sea
- 16. this provided directions on how to reach a destination and show what you might see along the way
- 19. a natural resource used to make tools, weapons, and shelters.