Age of Exploration QUIZ Review Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Early navigation tool used for direction that always shows true north
  2. 4. Often paid explorers to journey to new lands in search of resources
  3. 7. French explorer who claimed Canada for France
  4. 10. This treaty, written by Pope Alexander VI, divided the Americas between Spain and Portugal
  5. 11. Direction Columbus sailed in his attempt to reach Asia
  6. 14. Valuable resource used to make food taste better
  7. 16. Portuguese explorer who was killed in his attempt to sail around the world
  8. 17. English explorer who was one of the first Europeans to explore North America since the Vikings
  9. 18. Resistance of a living organism to infection or disease
Down
  1. 1. Italian sailor who sailed west in hopes of reaching the East Indies
  2. 2. Spanish explorer who conquered the Incas
  3. 5. Also known as the Norse, these were the first Europeans to sail to North America
  4. 6. Spanish explorer whose expedition led to the fall of the Aztec Empire
  5. 7. Religion practiced by the European explorers
  6. 8. The exchange of goods or resources (Ex. gold for salt)
  7. 9. In addition to Spain, one of the first two European countries to begin exploring the New World
  8. 12. Muslim empire that closed the Silk Road
  9. 13. Italian explorer who traveled to China (Marco! ____!)
  10. 14. Humans kept as property to perform work
  11. 15. European country whose king and queen sponsored Columbus' voyages to the New World