Book 1 Chapters 13-18

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Across
  1. 2. Viking known to be a "fair dealing man"; big and strong; named Vineland; Son of Erik the Red (p. 60)
  2. 6. Name of Indian tribe; initially befriended by Columbus; peaceful fisherfolk (p. 77-78)
  3. 7. English last name of an Italian who sailed across the Atlantic in 1497 with only 18 sailors and landed in Newfoundland (p. 86)
  4. 9. One of Columbus' ships that left Spain in 1492 (longest name) (p. 75)
  5. 11. Last name of one of the greatest Spanish explorers. He established the first permanent European settlements in the Americas. (p. 86-87)
  6. 13. Name for ruler of China whom Columbus hoped to meet (p. 75)
  7. 14. Famous Greek geographer who underestimated the size of the Earth (p. 73)
  8. 16. A Viking who settled in America for about 3 years, married to Gudrid, had a son Snorri (p. 61-62)
Down
  1. 1. The lookout from this ship yelled "Tierra! Tierra!" on October 12, 1492 (p. 77)
  2. 3. One of Columbus' ships that left Spain in 1492 (shortest name) (p. 75)
  3. 4. German goldsmith who printed a Bible on a printing press (p. 67)
  4. 5. from Genoa, wanted to sail and to go to China (p. 70)
  5. 6. Viking who killed Indians on the beach; brother of Leif Eriksson (p. 61)
  6. 7. Name for China (p. 81, map)
  7. 8. Islands off the coast of Africa where Columbus stopped for supplies in September 1492 (p. 75)
  8. 10. Peninsula that includes Spain and Portugal (p. 73)
  9. 12. The name given to the island where Columbus lands first in the new world; means "Holy Savior." (p. 77)
  10. 15. Zero degrees latitude (p 71)