Age of Exploration

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