Across
- 1. explorer who claimed Newfoundland for England while looking for Northwest Passage (two words)
- 4. first explorer to sail around southern tip of Africa and enter the Indian Ocean from the Atlantic (three words)
- 7. policy which drove the Age of Exploration as nations searched for new sources of gold and silver
- 9. disease that wiped out millions of Native Americans, including entire tribes
- 11. first explorer to discover how to sail around the southern tip of Africa (two words)
- 13. La Salle claimed large regions around the Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi River for this country
- 15. science of making maps
- 18. country who hired Christopher Columbus to find quicker route to India
- 20. Ferdinand Magellan led the expedition to be the first to _____ (sail around) the world.
- 21. new type of ship with three masts; allowed European sailors to cross Atlantic Ocean
- 24. king and queen who paid for Columbus' voyage (write their first names only with the word "and")
- 25. first European to see the Pacific Ocean while exploring the country of Panama (two words)
- 26. item that conquistadors searched for while exploring and conquering new areas
- 28. A time where _____ increased enough for cross-ocean exploration to be possible is the Age of Discovery.
- 29. The _____ Exchange was a pattern of trade between the Americas and Europe.
- 30. tool allowing sailors to find locations by observing positions of stars and planets
Down
- 2. title of Bartolome de Las Casas as he fought against the Encomienda System
- 3. nickname given to Prince Henry of Portugal in recognition of his support for sailing and navigation education (two words)
- 5. Native American civilization who was conquered by Hernan Cortes
- 6. This state was a territory discovered and explored by Henry Hudson. (two words)
- 8. These were sent to the new world from Africa under Triangular Trade (Trans-Atlantic Trade).
- 10. large farms dedicated to growing cash crops; usually used slave labor to do so
- 12. country that dominated the sea trade route to India thanks to Da Gama
- 14. name given to passage that would connect the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean; does not exist (two words)
- 16. North and South America are named in his honor because he recognized them as a "new world". (two words)
- 17. a crop grown to sell; not grown to support the farmer
- 19. Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas (two words)
- 22. Spanish conquistador who discovered the Mississippi River (three words)
- 23. Jacques Cartier claimed much of the territory that became this country for France.
- 27. system allowing Spanish settlers the right to enslave native populations
