Across
- 4. A French explorer who found the St.Lawrence River.
- 7. A Portuguese explorer who sailed around Africa and to India, finally finding a sea route to Asia.
- 8. The King of Spain who sent a huge Spanish Armada to invade England.
- 9. A Spanish explorer who was the first person to sail around the world.
- 10. A Portuguese explorer who was the first person to reach the southern tip of Africa.
- 11. A Spanish explorer who defeated the Inca and Aztec Empires and claimed Mexico for Spain.
- 12. The Protestant King of England who neglected all of Catholicism.
- 13. The Prince of Portugal who set up research centers and invited sailors, cartographers, and shipbuilders to help him explore the world.
Down
- 1. The King of Spain who accepted all the financial matters of Christopher Columbus's voyage.
- 2. The Queen of Spain who, with the King, accepted all the financial matters of Columbus's voyage.
- 3. An English explorer who explored both the Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
- 4. An Italian navigator and explorer who instead of finding a sea route to Asia, found the Americas, a whole new continent.
- 5. The Protestant Queen of England who let English privateers raid Spanish treasure ships.
- 6. An English explorer who found Newfoundland.
- 8. A Spanish explorer who sailed to Peru and defeated the Inca and Aztec Empires.
- 11. A Portuguese explorer who after defeating the Muslim fleet established trading posts around the world especially in Asia.