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- 4. explorer credited with discovering the Americas
- 5. English explorer hired by the Dutch to find a shorter route to the East
- 7. leader of Jamestown
- 9. a Roman Catholic frier who minister to the Indians
- 11. Spanish conquistador who explored Mexico and defeated the Aztec people
- 13. economic system where goal was to advance wealth in addition to acquiring wealth
- 16. the ship design used by early explorers
- 17. name Magellan gave an ocean, meaning "peaceful"
- 18. term used to measure the distance along the equator
- 19. line used to divide the Atlantic Ocean for Spain and Portugal's conquests
- 20. the dominant economic system practiced during the Age of Exploration
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- 1. World traveler who traded with Mongol Emperor Kublai Kahn and wrote a book about his travels
- 2. term for assistant kings who helped rule over Spanish territories in the New World
- 3. explorer selected by the king of Portugal to explore around the Cape of Good Hope
- 6. man who North and South America where named after
- 8. king of the Aztecs who welcomed Spanish conquistadors
- 10. a navigational tool originally made of with a bowl of water and reed or cork
- 12. known as the "navigator" he started a school for navigation in his kingdom
- 14. first English settlement in the New World
- 15. known as the "Father as New France" who helped colonize areas of Canada