European Exploration and Colonization

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Across
  1. 2. Portuguese explorer who led the first circumnavigation of the globe
  2. 5. Religious outposts established to convert indigenous peoples
  3. 9. Portuguese explorer who discovered the sea route to India
  4. 10. French explorer who claimed Canada for France
  5. 12. English explorer who attempted to establish a colony in Virginia
  6. 13. Spanish labor system used in the Americas
  7. 15. Venetian merchant who traveled to China in the 13th century
  8. 16. Divided the New World between Spain and Portugal
  9. 17. Portuguese prince who sponsored voyages of exploration
  10. 18. Italian explorer who reached the Americas in 1492
  11. 19. Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire
  12. 20. British explorer who mapped much of the Pacific
Down
  1. 1. Spanish explorer who discovered the Mississippi River
  2. 3. Traded in India and established British rule
  3. 4. Italian explorer who reached North America in 1497 for England
  4. 6. Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
  5. 7. French explorer who founded Quebec City
  6. 8. Traded in spices and established colonies in Asia
  7. 11. Transatlantic slave trade system
  8. 14. Transfer of goods and diseases between the Old and New Worlds