Across
- 3. English explorer known for his conflicting accounts
- 8. American empire in modern day Mexico
- 9. sail all the way around the world
- 11. American empire in modern day Peru South America
- 12. transfer of biological and cultural elements between the Americas and the Eastern hemisphere
- 13. Treaty dividing the world between Portugal and Spain
- 16. explorer who finds the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa
- 17. Portuguese explorer who finds route to India around South Africa
Down
- 1. invention allowing for the faster spread of knowledge
- 2. route later English and French explorers searched for in North America
- 4. invention that allowed ships to navigate and steer more easily
- 5. Explorer who sails west across the Atlantic and claimed lands for Spain in 1492
- 6. American empire in central America known for their calendar
- 7. first European to circumnavigate the globe
- 9. Conquistador who conquers the Aztec empire
- 10. Conquistador who conquers the Inca empire
- 14. trade route over land connecting Europe & Asia
- 15. Spanish explorer who reaches the Pacific by crossing central America