Age of Exploration

3. Ocean that separates North and South America from Europe and Africa
6. _____Da Gama, Portuguese explorer first to sail around Africa and reach India
7. Spanish explorer who sailed west across Atlantic to find faster route to India. Mistakenly found N. America
11. This was one of the reasons Euros explored the East
14. Fancy clothing/fabric that Europeans wanted from the East
15. Portuguese explorer who's crew was first to sail completely around the world
16. A new type of ship that was more sturdy and could sail against the wind
17. Ocean that separates North and South America from Asia and Australia
18. Prince who started a navigation school in his home of Portugal

1. Large continent directly below Europe
2. One of the places in the East that had lots of spices
4. Magnetic device invented by Chinese to help explorers know which direction they are traveling
5. Triangle ______ allowed boats to move against the wind
8. The reason why Europeans could not get to the East by land
9. Portuguese explorer who made it first around tip of Africa
10. Religious wars fought between Muslims and Christians for control of the Holy Lan
12. The Age of ___, a period of extensive exploration and discovery.
13. The religion practiced by Muslims