Ch 20 Sec 2 Vocab Crossword

2. Route to Asia – The sea passage European explorers sought to gain direct access to spices and other goods from Asia.
4. – To sail completely around the globe.
5. the Navigator – Portuguese prince who built a navigation school and funded voyages along Africa’s coast.
8. – Spanish explorers who conquered lands in the Americas (implied in the section about the “New World” conquest).
10. Ferdinand and Isabella – Spanish rulers who funded Columbus’s voyage.
12. da Gama – Portuguese sailor who was the first to reach India by sailing around Africa.
14. World – Term used by Europeans to describe the Americas.
17. – A small, fast ship with triangular sails developed by the Portuguese for ocean voyages.
18. – A navigational tool that shows direction using Earth’s magnetic field.
19. Ocean – The ocean crossed by Magellan’s crew during their circumnavigation.
20. – A flat, movable piece at the back of a ship that helps steer it, an improvement over oars.

1. Columbus – Italian sailor who, in 1492, landed in the Americas while seeking a western sea route to Asia.
3. School – Institution established by Henry the Navigator to improve ship technology and training.
6. – The island group where Columbus landed in 1492, believing he had reached Asia.
7. America – A continent that explorers reached while searching for sea routes to Asia.
9. Francis Drake – English sailor who circumnavigated the globe and raided Spanish treasure ships.
11. – A device used by sailors to chart their position by the stars.
13. Armada – A fleet of 130 ships sent by Spain in 1588 to invade England; defeated by the English navy.
15. – A person who investigates unknown regions, such as Columbus and Magellan.
16. Magellan – Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate, or sail around, the world.