Exploration

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Across
  1. 4. Key city captured by the Ottomans in 1453, marking the end of the Byzantine Empire.
  2. 7. Spanish soldiers who led military expeditions in the Americas.
  3. 9. French explorer who claimed Canada for France.
  4. 10. Explorer who crossed the Atlantic in 1492 and reached the Americas.
  5. 11. Italian explorer who sailed for France and explored the east coast of North America.
  6. 12. Explorer who founded the city of Quebec in Canada.
  7. 14. Ottoman sultan who conquered Constantinople in 1453.
  8. 16. First permanent English settlement in North America, established in 1607.
  9. 17. ______ was a Portuguese prince who sponsored early explorations along the African coastline
  10. 18. Italian explorer who sailed for England and explored the coast of North America.
  11. 22. Ancient trade route connecting China with Europe, famous for trading silk, spices, and other goods. (two words, no space)
  12. 23. Indigenous people encountered by Columbus in the Caribbean.
  13. 25. Spanish-born settlers living in the New World colonies.
  14. 27. A person who makes maps
  15. 29. de las __________, Spanish priest who spoke out against the mistreatment of Native Americans.
Down
  1. 1. Person of mixed European and Native American ancestry.
  2. 2. An island chain known as the "Spice Islands," rich in valuable spices.
  3. 3. Last Aztec emperor, defeated by Hernan Cortes.
  4. 5. Spanish explorer who conquered the Inca Empire
  5. 6. To travel completely around the world, either by sea or air.
  6. 8. People of European descent born in the Spanish colonies.
  7. 13. Spanish Queen who funded Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the New World.
  8. 15. Spanish labor system that forced Native Americans to work for settlers.
  9. 19. Treaty agreement that divided the New World between Spain and Portugal.
  10. 20. ______ East India Company: a powerful trading company established by the Netherlands
  11. 21. Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire.
  12. 24. Capital city of the Aztec Empire, located where Mexico City stands today.
  13. 26. Explorer whose expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
  14. 28. Vasco da ________ Portugeuse explorer who was the first European to sail directly to India