AKS 38 Vocab Extra Credit

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Across
  1. 1. Fast, small sailing ship used by European explorers.
  2. 3. The three main motives for European exploration: wealth, religion, and fame.
  3. 6. Navigation tool used to determine latitude by measuring stars.
  4. 7. Brutal voyage enslaved Africans endured across the Atlantic.
  5. 11. Navigation instrument that shows direction using Earth’s magnetic field.
  6. 13. The part of the world that included the Americas
  7. 14. Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztec Empire.
  8. 15. Transfer of plants, animals, diseases, and goods between the Old World and New World.
  9. 17. French explorer who founded Quebec.
  10. 18. Spanish conquerors who defeated Indigenous empires in the Americas.
Down
  1. 1. Explorer who reached the Americas in 1492 while seeking a westward route to Asia. Credited with discovering America
  2. 2. Trade system linking Europe, Africa, and the Americas through goods and enslaved people.
  3. 4. Led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
  4. 5. First European to sail directly from Europe to India.
  5. 8. Forced transport of millions of Africans to the Americas for enslavement on sugar plantations.
  6. 9. Chinese admiral who led large voyages across the Indian Ocean.
  7. 10. The science or practice of making maps.
  8. 12. Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire.
  9. 16. The part of the world that included Europe, Asia, and Africa