Age of Exploration

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Across
  1. 2. Also called the 'Age of ____'
  2. 5. The Portuguese were opening new sea routes along this continent
  3. 7. Sailors were encouraged to explore ____ trade routes
  4. 8. Explorers wanted to convert more people to their ____
  5. 10. These people conducted the first journeys associated with the Age of Exploration
  6. 11. Improvements in ____ tools motivated this new age
  7. 12. This spice cost more than gold at one point
Down
  1. 1. Columbus' journeys opened the door for the Spanish conquest of the ____
  2. 3. Portuguese, Spanish and Italians had been plying the ____ for generations
  3. 4. Which century did it begin
  4. 6. Christopher Columbus worked for the Spanish ____
  5. 9. Many people travelled to buy these