European Exploration

4. Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the discoverer of Brazil. Conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal.
5. Was a Hui court eunuch, mariner, explorer, diplomat, and fleet admiral during China's early Ming Dynasty. Zheng commanded expeditionary voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and East Africa from 1405 to 1433.
6. Was a British explorer, slave-trader, privateer (a pirate working for a government) in the service of England, mayor of Plymouth, England, and naval officer (he was an Admiral). Led the second expedition to sail around the world in a voyage lasting from 1577 to 1580.
8. Trading company set up in England with the intent of pursuing trade in India and North America.
12. A small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th–17th centuries.
13. Trading company set up in Holland with a focus on the Spice Islands and a monopoly on trade in the area.
15. One of the three G’s where explorers hoped to gain recognition and to have stories written about them in the history books.
16. One of the three G's, explorers were often accompanied by missionaries to expand their religion.
17. Was born in Italy but moved to England in 1495. At the request of King Henry VII of England, this explorer sailed to Canada in 1497, commanding the small ship called "Matthew." Landed near Labrador, Newfoundland on June 24, 1497.

1. An instrument formerly used to make astronomical measurements, typically of the altitudes of celestial bodies, and in navigation for calculating latitude.
2. Nicknamed “The Navigator”, this royal man is credited with starting schools in Portugal and pursuing new technologies that would help with sailing expeditions.
3. One of the three G's that explorers sought out in the form of riches and treasures.
6. Was a Portuguese explorer who organized the Spanish expedition to the East Indies that resulted in the first circumnavigation of the Earth, completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano.
7. (1460-1524) Was a Portuguese explorer who discovered an ocean route from Portugal to the East, rounded Africa's Cape of Good Hope on November 22, 1497, and continued on to India.
9. A group of islands that many European explorers sought out in their expeditions. These remote islands offered flavorful herbs and spices.
10. Was dubbed the "City of Spices" for its role as the major trading point of eastern spices in India.
11. A person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.
14. The exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.