Across
- 4. Title Columbus held in the New World before being arrested.
- 5. A key reason for exploration—Europeans wanted spices, gold, and silk.
- 7. Line A tool for measuring a ship’s speed and distance.
- 9. An island Columbus explored; now Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
- 13. Journeys taken to discover new lands and trade routes.
- 15. Spanish soldier who conquered native empires.
- 17. Explorer who sailed west in 1492 and reached the Americas.
- 18. European country that sponsored many explorers and conquerors.
- 19. Instrument used to measure a ship's latitude by the sun or stars.
Down
- 1. Passage Harsh sea journey enslaved Africans took to the Americas.
- 2. To sail all the way around the world.
- 3. Inca emperor captured and executed by Pizarro.
- 6. Charts Detailed maps showing coastlines and sea features.
- 7. Capital of Peru, founded by the Spanish after conquest.
- 8. Religion spread by missionaries to native peoples.
- 10. Maria The largest of Columbus’s three ships.
- 11. Spanish conqueror who overthrew the Inca Empire.
- 12. A magnetic tool that showed direction at sea.
- 14. Disease sailors got from lack of vitamin C on long voyages.
- 16. A fast and light ship used during the Age of Exploration.