Age of Exploration Crossword Puzzle

1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Across
  1. 2. This economic system relies on colonies to provide resources to bring back wealth to the homeland
  2. 4. English explorer that sailed under both the British and Dutch flags that claimed what is known today as New York City(full name)
  3. 6. Term that describes the exchange of goods between businesses in large amounts
  4. 10. Ferdinand Magellan was the first explorer to _______ the globe
  5. 11. Tool that determines the direction a navigator is sailing
  6. 14. large farming estates that focused on the growth of cash crops
  7. 16. French colonies in North America relied on this to bring wealth to the homeland (2 words)
  8. 17. This European country was the first to explore the ocean to find a waterway to Asia
  9. 18. Goods, ideas, and diseases were exchanged in a trade network between Europe, Africa, and the Americas (2 words)
  10. 20. The original name of New York City when it was a Dutch colony(2 words)
  11. 21. Explorers and soldiers that set out to find wealth, claim land for Spain, and spread Christianity.
  12. 23. Aztec ruler who was captured by Hernan Cortes
  13. 24. Colonies in the New World relied on this to provide labor on plantations (2 words
  14. 25. Christopher Columbus was searching for a waterway to this continent
  15. 26. Tool that helps determine location at sea by measuring latitude
Down
  1. 1. Name of the first English colony in the New World
  2. 3. Country that conquered the Aztec Empire
  3. 5. Killed large numbers of the Native American population
  4. 7. Along with natural resources, English colonists wanted this type of freedom in the Americas
  5. 8. First explorer to realize Columbus discovered a New World (full name)
  6. 9. Vasco Nunez de Balboa crossed Central America looking for a golden empire, but found this instead (2 words)
  7. 12. King of the Inca empire imprisoned by the Spanish
  8. 13. Some that invests and takes the risk in running or organizing a business
  9. 15. The English set up this trading company to help establish its first colonies in North America(2 words)
  10. 19. Fransico Pizzaro conquered this Native American empire
  11. 22. This explorer discovered the first sea route to Asia (full name)