Age of exploration

4. A religious community where priests taught Christianity.
6. A small community of people living in a new place.
9. Spanish explorer famous for traveling with colombus and trying to find the fountain of youth
12. To change a religion or belief.
13. An outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many people.
15. a Spanish colonist who explored the caribbean coast of what is now Panama
17. Spanish explorer who founded Puerto Rico and named Florida.
20. The science of planning and controlling the direction of a ship.
22. A cruel system in which people are bought and sold and made to work for free.
23. English explorer who made four voyages to north america and the northwest passage
25. Spanish word for conqueror.
26. French explorer who made three trips to north america and founded the St. Lawrence river.
27. a narrow passage that connects two large bodies of water.

1. A journey to achieve a goal.
2. Italian explorer who found an easier route of travel to Asia
3. Famous explorer known for his 1492 voyage which led to other explorers following his lead
5. A territory ruled by another country.
7. The use of scientific knowledge and tools to do things better and more rapidly.
8. a Portugese explorer who set out to find an Atlantic-Pacific passage, found a passage in present day Argentina.
10. A violent uprising against a ruler.
11. Money left over after all expenses have been paid.
14. To sail completely around something.
16. a Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire and won Mexico for the crown of Spain.
18. Many nations or territories ruled by a single group or leader.
19. A place that is ruled by a king or a queen.
21. England, France, Spain, and Portugal ruled the european continent and had large influence and power throughout the world.
24. Someone who buys and sells goods to earn money.