Chapter 2: Exploring the Americas - Exam

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Across
  1. 1. The last name of the Italian sailer who first sailed across the Atlantic (2)
  2. 6. The word refers to the rebirth of interest in classical Greek and Roman ideas (1)
  3. 8. European sailers trying to find a route to which Asia country? (2)
  4. 10. Explorers hope to find a direct water route to Asia through America called the ___________________________
  5. 11. The tool of navigation that showed the direction of magnetic north was the ____________ (1)
  6. 12. The King of Spain sent this military war fleet to attack England (4)
Down
  1. 2. The German priest who helped start the Reformation (4)
  2. 3. The Spanish established many religious communities called ____________? (3)
  3. 4. Spanish explorers that landed in America (3)
  4. 5. First sailer to sail around the world (2)
  5. 7. ships that sail faster and carry more cargo (1)
  6. 9. What valuable metal were the settlers hoping to find in America? (3)