European Exploration

5. Navigational tool used to determine latitude by measuring the position of the stars
7. Explorer whose expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe
9. Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire
10. His voyage in 1492 began sustained contact between Europe and the Americas
11. term for a Spanish conqueror who explored and claimed territory in the Americas
13. The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, people and goods between the Americas and Europe
15. was considered a sanctioned "pirate" by Queen Elizabeth I; raided many Spanish holdings in the Pacific Ocean
16. Dutch explorer who sailed and founded New Amsterdam
18. European nation that sponsored Columbus and many conquistadors
19. Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire

1. Atlantic trading system connecting Europe, Africa and the Americas
2. Forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic
3. Agreement that divided newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal
4. sailed for England and explored the area of Newfoundland
6. religous figures who traveled to the Americas to spread Christianity
8. French explorer who sailed down the Mississippi River
12. Portuguese explorer who found a sea route from Europe to India around Africa
14. Economic system based on increasing national wealth through trade, colonies, and precious metals
17. Portuguese explorer who rounded the southern tip of Africa