Unit 1 Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. Land connection between Asia and North America that existed during the last Ice Age.
  2. 4. An Italian explorer whose voyages to the New World led to the realization that it was a separate continent, eventually named after him.
  3. 5. Tribal location known for mounds, rivers, and trade.
  4. 10. A Portuguese prince who significantly advanced maritime exploration and encouraged the development of new navigation techniques.
  5. 11. An Italian explorer credited with discovering the Americas in 1492 while seeking a westward route to Asia.
  6. 12. Tribal location of the Aztec and Maya.
  7. 15. An ancient instrument used by sailors to measure longitude.
  8. 16. Led a Spanish expedition in the Southwest.
  9. 20. A Spanish conquistador known for leading the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire.
  10. 22. An agreement between Spain and Portugal in 1494 that divided newly discovered lands outside Europe between the two countries.
  11. 23. A Portuguese explorer known for leading the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
  12. 24. An Italian merchant and explorer whose travels to Asia were recorded.
  13. 26. A successful uprising against Spanish colonizers in New Mexico in 1680, aimed at restoring their traditional culture.
  14. 27. An English sea explorer known for his explorations of Canada and the northeastern United States.
  15. 28. A period of history in Spain when Christian kingdoms sought to recapture territory from Muslim rule, culminating in 1492.
  16. 31. A Spanish explorer and conquistador known for his expeditions in the southeastern United States.
  17. 32. A Portuguese explorer who was the first to reach India by sea, linking Europe and Asia via the ocean.
  18. 34. Portuguese ship that aided in exploration.
Down
  1. 1. A sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic, sought by explorers as a shortcut to Asia.
  2. 2. A French explorer and cartographer known as the "Father of New France" for his role in establishing Quebec.
  3. 6. A Spanish conquistador who led the conquest of the Inca Empire in South America.
  4. 7. A Portuguese explorer known for being the first to sail around the southern tip of Africa.
  5. 8. An English statesman and explorer known for his attempts to establish a colony in North America and his promotion of tobacco.
  6. 9. Tribal location in the United States known for its arid climate, desert landscapes, and many Indigenous cultures.
  7. 13. Tribal location of natives that smelted copper and migrated during winter.
  8. 14. A Spanish missionary and historian who advocated for the rights of Indigenous people and opposed native slavery.
  9. 17. Tribal location of the Inca.
  10. 18. Economic theory that benefits the mother country (colonizers).
  11. 19. Tribal location that had confederacies and was matriarchal.
  12. 21. The widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, and diseases between the Americas and the Old World.
  13. 25. An Italian explorer who sailed under the English flag and is credited with the discovery of parts of North America in 1497.
  14. 29. A navigational instrument that shows the cardinal directions.
  15. 30. A labor system in colonial Spain where Spanish settlers were granted the right to extract labor from Indigenous people.
  16. 33. Tribal location known for adobe homes and made up of familial villages.