European Renaissance Explorers

4. This small European country sent out lots of explorers.
5. The king of Portugal gave the tip of number ______ this name to help encourage more explorers to go there.
8. This country welcomed Pero da Covilha and treated him well, and established good relations with Portugal, but didn’t allow da Covilha to leave.
10. The first explorer to round the tip of number ______ gave it this name because it was located in the “roaring 40’s”.
12. This Portuguese explorer was the first to sail around South America and through the Pacific, though he died before completing the trip around the entire world.
13. Lines of this type run around the globe like a ladder and mark north/south position.
15. This explorer was the first European to find and sail around the southern tip of another continent.
18. Something European people wanted to buy from traders in far-away lands.
19. Lines of this type are very long, connecting at the poles and marking east/west position.
20. This explorer was the first European to sail from Europe to India, though he was also very violent to peoples he met along the way.

1. Multiple explorers searched for this legendary (maybe even mythical) king in Africa.
2. This explorer traveled by land and by sea, disguising himself to blend in with local peoples.
3. This was a major reason the Renaissance explorers set out.
6. Things that are bought, sold, and traded.
7. This important land route became very expensive and restricted.
8. This is another word for the journey that an explorer would take.
9. Finding a route around Africa and then around South America proved that the world’s oceans are all ________.
11. This type of ship was small but fast and maneuverable - perfect for exploration.
14. Early travels by sea searched for a route around this continent.
16. After his travels, Bartolomeu Dias helped build these for later journeys.
17. The continent the explorers all hoped to find.
18. Instead of traveling by land, most explorers traveled by ________.