Land & People Before Columbus/Age of Exploration

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Across
  1. 2. The __________ built permanent homes of stone and adobe clay and farmed crops of corn and beans
  2. 5. ________ argued that the earth must be round because the earth casts a round shadow on the moon and ships disappear hull first when they sail over the horizon.
  3. 7. Leif ________ most likely accidentally discovered America almost 500 years before Columbus while on a missionary journey to Greenland.
  4. 8. Christopher ________ believed he could reach the East Indies by sailing west.
  5. 9. Hernan _______ destroyed the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan and built Mexico City on its ruins.
  6. 10. Important advances in _________ (the science of guiding a boat) made the voyages of exploration possible.
  7. 11. Toward the end of the Middle Ages, Europeans began making __________, or religious journeys to holy sites.
  8. 13. Educated people knew the earth was round long before ________.
  9. 15. The Aztecs practiced ritual human __________ to an extent never seen at any other time in human history.
  10. 17. By 1525, the Spanish territory of New _______ included most of present-day Mexico and Central America.
  11. 18. The Olmec developed a ____________ system.
  12. 19. The Olmec were the first ___________ civilization in America.
  13. 22. The _________ Empire was a civilization that lasted from 625 B.C. to 476 A.D.
  14. 23. In 1453 The ________ Turks captured Constantinople, cutting off most European trade through the Middle East.
  15. 25. The Pueblo developed ________ farming.
  16. 26. Contact with new regions made Europeans desire ____________ goods.
  17. 27. ________ figured out the earth’s circumference in 240 B.C.
  18. 28. European leaders began paying for voyages of _________.
Down
  1. 1. The _________ Ages spanned from the late 400s to the late 1400s.
  2. 2. Around the year 500 B.C. __________ argued that the earth must be a sphere because it's the perfect shape.
  3. 3. In order to grow food, the Hohokam used complex_________ systems
  4. 4. _________ made their living by buying and selling goods.
  5. 6. In order to reach China and the East Indies, merchants had to pass through the Middle East using the _______ Road.
  6. 11. Hieroglyphics are a form of ___________.
  7. 12. ____________ are people who live by gathering wild plants and hunting animals
  8. 14. The __________ developed hieroglyphics
  9. 16. On August 3, 1492, Columbus sailed from Spain with three ships, The Nina, The Pinta, and The Santa _______.
  10. 17. On October 12, 1492, Columbus landed on San _________ and made contact with the Taino People.
  11. 20. The ___________ who were hunter-gatherers, moved from place to place and lived in wickiups.
  12. 21. The __________, who migrated form the northern tundra to the southwest deserts, lived in hogans.
  13. 24. Europeans also accidentally brought _________ such as smallpox and measles, which led to many Native Americans dying.
  14. 27. The Columbian _________ is the trading of items, animals, culture, ideas, and more between Europe and the native peoples of America.