Across
- 3. Early navigation tool used for direction that always shows true north
- 4. Often paid explorers to journey to new lands in search of resources
- 7. French explorer who claimed Canada for France
- 10. This treaty, written by Pope Alexander VI, divided the Americas between Spain and Portugal
- 11. Direction Columbus sailed in his attempt to reach Asia
- 14. Valuable resource used to make food taste better
- 16. Portuguese explorer who was killed in his attempt to sail around the world
- 17. English explorer who was one of the first Europeans to explore North America since the Vikings
- 18. Resistance of a living organism to infection or disease
Down
- 1. Italian sailor who sailed west in hopes of reaching the East Indies
- 2. Spanish explorer who conquered the Incas
- 5. Also known as the Norse, these were the first Europeans to sail to North America
- 6. Spanish explorer whose expedition led to the fall of the Aztec Empire
- 7. Religion practiced by the European explorers
- 8. The exchange of goods or resources (Ex. gold for salt)
- 9. In addition to Spain, one of the first two European countries to begin exploring the New World
- 12. Muslim empire that closed the Silk Road
- 13. Italian explorer who traveled to China (Marco! ____!)
- 14. Humans kept as property to perform work
- 15. European country whose king and queen sponsored Columbus' voyages to the New World