The Age of Discovery

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Across
  1. 3. - A planned journey made to explore or discover something.
  2. 5. - The past tense of the verb begin, which means to start.
  3. 6. - A Spanish conqueror who defeated the Aztec Empire in Mexico.
  4. 11. - The past tense of the verb conquer, which means to take control of a place by force.
  5. 12. - The past tense of the verb return, which means to come back to a place.
  6. 13. - The past tense of the verb kill, which means to cause someone or something to die.
  7. 15. - The past tense of the verb learn, which means to gain knowledge or understanding.
  8. 17. - Buying, selling, and trading goods.
  9. 18. - The past tense of the verb map, which means to draw or record places on a map.
  10. 19. - The past tense of the verb make, which means to create or produce something.
  11. 24. - Valuable plants used to add flavor to food.
  12. 25. - A Spanish sailor who completed the first trip around the world after Magellan died.
  13. 26. - The past tense of the verb navigate, which means to find the way to travel from one place to another.
  14. 27. - The past tense of the verb prove, which means to show that something is true.
  15. 30. - A precious yellow metal.
  16. 32. - Small animals that often lived on ships and ate stored food.
  17. 34. - The name Europeans gave to the Americas when they first arrived there.
  18. 35. - The largest of Columbus's three ships.
  19. 37. - An early tool used to help sailors find their location using the sun and stars.
  20. 39. - The past tense of the verb find, which means to discover or come across something.
  21. 40. - A person who travels to new places to learn about them.
  22. 44. - The past tense of the verb sail, which means to travel on water in a ship or boat.
  23. 45. - The past tense of the verb take, which means to carry or bring something.
  24. 47. - A country in Europe that led many early sea voyages.
  25. 49. - The queen of Spain who helped pay for Columbus's voyage.
  26. 51. - A mythical sea monster that sailors once thought lived in the ocean.
  27. 52. - The past tense of the verb become, which means to change into something.
  28. 53. - To find something new or previously unknown.
Down
  1. 1. - A planet that explorers and scientists sometimes studied.
  2. 2. - The king of Spain who helped pay for Columbus's voyage.
  3. 4. - The past tense of the verb explore, which means to travel to learn about a new place.
  4. 7. - Indigenous people who lived in the Caribbean before Europeans arrived.
  5. 8. - To go from one place to another.
  6. 9. - An explorer who began the first voyage around the world.
  7. 10. - A trip from one place to another.
  8. 11. - People who take control of lands and people by force.
  9. 14. - The past tense of the verb die, which means to stop living.
  10. 16. - A Portuguese explorer who found a sea route from Europe to India.
  11. 17. - An explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 and reached the Americas.
  12. 20. - People from Europe.
  13. 21. - A country in Asia that many explorers wanted to reach for trade.
  14. 22. - The largest continent, known for valuable goods such as spices and silk.
  15. 23. - A country in Europe that sent many explorers across the oceans.
  16. 28. - A soft, valuable cloth traded from Asia.
  17. 29. - An English explorer who mapped many places in the Pacific Ocean, including parts of Australia.
  18. 31. - A path used by ships to travel across the sea.
  19. 33. - The past tense of the verb have, which means to own or possess something.
  20. 35. - The past tense of the verb think, which means to have an idea or belief about something.
  21. 36. - The group of people who work on a ship.
  22. 38. - The past tense of the verb believe, which means to think something is true.
  23. 41. - A small, fast sailing ship used by many explorers.
  24. 42. - A tool with a needle that points north and helps people find directions.
  25. 43. - The past tense of the verb bring, which means to carry something from one place to another.
  26. 46. - The past tense of the verb want, which means to wish to have or do something.
  27. 48. - A tool sailors used to find their position at sea by looking at the stars.
  28. 50. - A large island continent explored and mapped by European sailors.