Marine History

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Across
  1. 6. One of the earliest recorded sea voyages was by the Ancient Egyptians using _____.
  2. 10. The _______ used mathematical principles to develop maps for seafaring.
  3. 11. One of the most famous naturalists.
  4. 12. The United States Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842 led to the confirmation of ______.
  5. 13. _______ an early naturalist explored all the oceans in three voyages between 1768 and 1779.
  6. 14. ________ calculated the Earth’s circumference and established the first latitude/longitude system.
  7. 15. To obtain food, discover new lands and ____ were the three reasons that early exploration of the ocean occurred.
Down
  1. 1. From September 1519 to March 1521, _______ left Spain and successfully circumnavigated the globe.
  2. 2. _______ (500 A.D. to 1500) in Europe were also referred to as the Dark Ages because of the lack of advancement in scientific inquiry.
  3. 3. _______ developed a world map in 150 A.D.
  4. 4. Around 1125, the _______ invented the first compass that was used for seafaring.
  5. 5. The study of both oceanography and marine biology
  6. 7. Using ______ ______, Polynesians were able to navigate to small islands
  7. 8. The first________ of Africa was made by the Phoenicians in 590 B.C.
  8. 9. was believed to be one of the most influential marine biologists of their time.