European Exploration

4. Magellan helped circumnavigate the globe
6. an astronomical instrument for finding the position of the sun and stars
9. of Exploration period of European discovery that lasted from 1418 to 1620
10. Columbus An Italian born Spanish explorer who in 1492 sailed west from Spain and thought he had reached Asia, but had really reached islands near the Americas, lands unknown to the Europeans
11. an instrument used to find direction. It has a needle that always points north
12. distance east and west of the prime meridian marked on a map by lines that run north and south
14. the study of how to plan and control the course of a ship
15. Henry “the navigator”
17. a person who teaches his or her religion to other
18. The main part of a continent, rather than an island near the continent
19. a settlement ruled by another country

1. fierce warriors who explored the North Atlantic Ocean
2. a king or queen
3. money left over after everything has been paid for
5. a journey made for a special reason
7. searching the unknown
8. Da Gama was ordered by the king of Spain to go on a expedition
13. distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees with lines that run east and west on a map
16. an imaginary line around the middle of the earth
20. World America,the western hemisphere