World History Unit 2 Crossword

2. The primary motivations behind European overseas exploration, God Gold Glory and Goods
3. SLAVERY System of forced labor where human beings are legally treated as personal property and bought or sold
5. Brutal forced transatlantic voyage of enslaved Africans across the ocean to the Americas
7. Fast highly maneuverable European sailing ship built for long ocean navigation
9. Precious metal mined in the Americas that became the global currency for international trade
10. Economic system where governments manage trade to build national wealth through exports over imports
11. The fall of this major city in 1453 blocked land trade and forced Europeans to look for sea routes to Asia
12. Global transfer of plants animals diseases and human populations between Old and New Worlds
13. Explorer funded by Spain who landed in the Caribbean in 1492 while trying to sail west to Asia
15. Navigational tool using a magnetic needle to show cardinal directions during ocean voyages

1. Three way trade network moving raw materials to Europe finished goods to Africa and enslaved labor to Americas
4. Astronomical tool used by sailors to calculate latitude using the position of the stars and sun
6. Main factor like smallpox that wiped out 80 to 90 percent of the Native American population after 1492
8. Business where investors buy shares to pool money share profits and divide ocean voyage risks
14. Spanish colonial labor system granting settlers control over Native Americans to work land or mines