Megan and Paige's
Across
- 4. Sailed into St. Lawrence river and to Montreal
- 6. A commander of English warships that attacked Spanish ships carrying treasure
- 7. A line that marks a boundary
- 8. Discovered the Grand Canyon in search of the fabled Cities of Gold
- 9. Pope who drew the Papal Line of Demarcation for Spain and Portugal
- 10. Overthrow of officers
- 11. Sailing completely around the world
- 12. King of Portugal's new name for the Cape of Storms, southern tip of Africa
- 14. Sailed west for a waterway to India/ explored Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola/ later explored the coast of Venezuela and Central America
- 15. Explored Hudson River and Albany, New York
- 17. Line drawn by the pope dividing the land in the New World into two parts, with Portugal being granted the East and Spain being granted the West
- 19. Discovered Newfoundland and Nova Scotia/ established claims for England
- 20. Set the Papal Line of Demarcation which was a boundary established in 1493 to define Spanish and Portuguese possessions in the Americas
- 23. Readiness to embark on bold new ventures
- 24. Portuguese explorer who rounded the tip of Africa first
- 27. Explored Peru/ conquered Incas/ built Lima, Peru
- 28. The first European to reach India by sea sailing around the tip of Africa
- 30. Sailed and discovered Florida and claimed it for Spain
- 33. Gold and silver in the form of bars used to make coins
Down
- 1. Looked for western route to East Indies/ Strait of Magellan named after him/ he renamed the Great South Sea to the Pacific Ocean/ circumnavigated the world
- 2. Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519); first European to see the Great South Sea
- 3. Explored from Florida westward to the Mississippi
- 5. First to travel beyond the Mediterranean Sea/ explored southeast route to Asia
- 9. Set up first European school for navigators/ designed and built caravel/ discovered islands that would be used as supple stations for future expeditions
- 11. Spanish conquerors
- 13. Disease spread by Europeans in the Americas. Led to the deaths of millions of Native Americans in North and South America
- 14. Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547); destroyed the Aztec civilization
- 16. Spanish word for peaceful
- 18. Instrument used to determine latitude by measuring the position of the stars
- 21. A narrow strip of land with water on both sides
- 22. A condition caused by deficiency of vitamin C
- 25. Controlled Europe's trade with India and Asia
- 26. Explored southwest route to Asia
- 28. Sailed into New York Bay
- 29. Navigational instrument for finding directions
- 31. A small highly maneuverable three-masted ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in the exploration of the Atlantic
- 32. A collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships