Age of Exploration

4. a rise in prices/ often due an increase in the supply of money
5. Columbus/ Supposedly the person who found the americas/ but instead found the carribean.
7. The birthplace of Shakespeare and The Beatles/ is a country in the British Isles bordering Scotland and Wales.
9. a period of European exploration and discovery that lasted from about 1418 to 1620
10. set out to explore present-day Mexico.
13. an economic system based on investment of money for profit
14. something that does harm or damage
16. Economy/ an economy in which prices are determined by the buying and selling decisions of individuals in the marketplace
17. The Renaissance was a period in European history/ from the 14th to the 17th century regarded as the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history.
20. a continent in the west part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans

1. an overall plan/ especially of a government
2. a territory/ often very large/ under the political and economic control of another country
3. Explorer whose ships rounded Africa's southern tip and then sailed up the east coast of the continent and then sailed up the east coast of the continent
6. Industry/ a small-scale business in which people produce goods at home
8. an economic policy by which nations try to gather wealth by establishing colonies and controlling trade
11. the science and art of making maps
12. ship that first appeared in the 10th century/ and was widely used from around the 12th century
15. something that causes a person or people to act
18. an outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads quickly and over a wide geographic area
19. Americas/ The Americas encompass the totality of the continents of North America and South America. Together they make up most of the land in Earth's western hemisphere and comprise the New World.