The Explorers

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Across
  1. 2. often a meal on Magellan's ships
  2. 4. Magellan stopped here on his way around the world
  3. 7. World leaders in exploration in 16th Century
  4. 9. reason for colonizing besides trade
  5. 11. conflict over trading posts and politics
  6. 14. the spread of plants, food, animals, people and disease
  7. 15. number of men that returned from Magellan's exploration
  8. 16. number of times Columbus sailed over here
  9. 19. Russians must conquer these to grow
  10. 20. major trade nation of Indonesia
  11. 22. shells often used as currency in exchange for African slaves
  12. 23. He got to the southern tip of Africa
  13. 24. a technological development for sailing
  14. 25. explorer who discovers Australia and other Pacific Islands
  15. 29. Portugese understanding of wind technology
  16. 30. an American food traded globally
Down
  1. 1. the most popular commodity of the 16th Century
  2. 3. the largest gain of Russian expansion
  3. 4. one of the three "G's" justifying exploration
  4. 5. Gama Discovered a route to India
  5. 6. largest migrant group from 1500-1800 CE
  6. 8. Portugese explorers start building these in colonies
  7. 10. location of Magellan's arrival in India
  8. 12. they conquered the Philippines to create a colony
  9. 13. smallpox almost destroys this group
  10. 17. he found a path from Russia to Asia
  11. 18. major reason for population explosion around the globe
  12. 21. investors gave money hoping for big profits
  13. 26. the worst globally spread disease
  14. 27. he thought he was going to India
  15. 28. galleons early example of global trade and currency