Age of Exploration Ch. 1-3

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Across
  1. 4. a north african follower of Islam during the middle ages
  2. 5. King of Portugal who helped fund expeditions
  3. 7. a special journey taken by a group that has a clear purpose or goal
  4. 8. a valuable plant used to add flavor to food
  5. 11. Discovered Brazil by accident
  6. 14. a wind that almost always blows in a particular direction
  7. 15. This explorer found a sea route to the Indian Ocean
  8. 16. the reaching of land after a trip by sea
  9. 18. This country is known as the seagoing pioneer because they were the first European country to begin exploration of the seas
  10. 19. a group of ships sailing together with the same purpose and under the control of the same leader
  11. 20. a disease caused by a lack of vitamin c
Down
  1. 1. rock from which iron can be obtained
  2. 2. a situation in which one country has complete control of a product
  3. 3. the reason for taking a specific action
  4. 6. He was the Prince of Portugal who funded the expeditions
  5. 9. This explorer explored the East coast of Africa and India for Portugal
  6. 10. a chain of islands
  7. 12. The east coast of Africa is nicknamed this because it is the language they speak there
  8. 13. a person who translates from one language to another
  9. 17. to preserve meat