Age of Discovery

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Across
  1. 4. a commander of english warships that attacked spanish ships carrying treasure
  2. 7. gold and silver in the form of bars used to make coins
  3. 8. discovered the Grand Canyon in search of the fabled Cities of Gold
  4. 9. sailed and discovered Florida and claimed it for Spain.
  5. 11. a condition caused by deficiency of vitamin C
  6. 12. sailing completely around the world
  7. 17. Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547); destroyed the Aztec civilization
  8. 18. Set up first European school for navigators / designed and built caravel / discovered islands that would be used as supple stations for future expeditions
  9. 22. Explored Hudson River and Albany, New York
  10. 24. Pope who drew the line of demarcation for Spain and Portugal
  11. 26. discovered Newfoundland and Nova Scotia / established claims for England
  12. 27. navigational instrument for finding directions
  13. 29. Spanish word for peaceful
  14. 31. controlled Europe's trade with India and Asia
  15. 32. Explored Peru / conquered Incas / built Lima, Peru
  16. 33. Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519); first European to see the Great South Sea
Down
  1. 1. Sailed into St. Lawrence river and to Montreal
  2. 2. First to travel beyond Mediterranean Sea/ explored southeast route to Asia
  3. 3. Disease spread by Europeans in the Americas. Led to the deaths of millions of Native Americans in North and South America
  4. 5. Explored southwest route to Asia
  5. 6. a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships
  6. 8. Spanish conquerors
  7. 10. Countries that looked for a Northwest Passage
  8. 13. Looked for western route to East Indies / Strait of Magellan named after him / he rename the Great South Sea to Pacific Ocean / circumnavigated the world
  9. 14. Sailed into New York Bay
  10. 15. Explored from Florida westward to the Mississippi.
  11. 16. A small, highly maneuverable three-masted ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in the exploration of the Atlantic.
  12. 19. Set the Line of Demarcation which was a boundary established in 1493 to define Spanish and Portuguese possessions in the Americas.
  13. 20. instrument used to determine latitude by measuring the position of the stars
  14. 21. a narrow strip of land with water on both sides
  15. 23. a line that marks a boundary
  16. 25. readiness to embark on bold new ventures
  17. 28. overthrow of officers
  18. 30. sailed west for a waterway to India/ explored Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola/ Later explored coast of Venezuela and Central america