Across
- 4. Economic system which based wealth on the amount of gold and silver one had.
- 7. God, gold, _________, and the search for new trade routes.
- 9. Spanish word for the explorers who went in search of gold in the New World.
- 13. America's namesake
- 14. A fabled African King who was wealthy and thought to be a Christian willing to fight the Muslims.
- 15. Spanish explorer who landed in Mexico and destroyed the Aztecs.
- 16. This European people established Cape Town, Africa, and were experienced sailors
Down
- 1. English settlement founded in 1607 by Captain John Smith.
- 2. French explorer who sailed to Canada and founded the city of Montreal.
- 3. The Line of Demarcation gave Portugal territories to the ______of the line.
- 5. Explorer credited for circumnavigating the globe even though he died before returning home.
- 6. He inspired many explorers through his accounts of his travels to Asia.
- 8. A type of company that developed under a capitalistic system that allowed people to invest in a business by purchasing stocks.
- 10. Pope who was asked to settle the territory disputes between Spain and Portugal.
- 11. Explorer credited for finding the site for present day New York City.
- 12. One of the cruelest Spanish explorers who conquered the Incan civilization in Peru.