Exploration Vocab

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Across
  1. 4. the difference between a nation's exports and imports
  2. 8. In 1493 the Pope drew this to keep peace
  3. 12. Portuguese sailor that led 5 ships and crew of 260 to find western route to Asia in 1519
  4. 13. 1488 discovered southern tip of Africa Cape of Good Hope
  5. 14. a merchant-adventurer or undertaker who took on high-risk
  6. 15. map makers were very inaccurate
Down
  1. 1. Business venture
  2. 2. The dominant economic theory that fueled exploration
  3. 3. Triangle formed with Europe, Africa, and Americas
  4. 5. Brought together map makers, mathematics, and astronomers to study navigation
  5. 6. Circling the globe
  6. 7. Middle leg journey carrying enslaved Africans to the Americas
  7. 9. Spanish and Portuguese explorers and soldiers
  8. 10. raw, uncoined, or refined precious meal
  9. 11. A Sailor that led 4 ships from Portugal to India in 1497 for 10 months