Across
- 4. City that fell to the Turks in 1453, closing access to the Silk Road
- 6. Controversial American holiday celebrated in October
- 8. A light or fire placed in a high position
- 11. Medieval maps placed this at the centre of the known world
- 13. First European to sail to India around Africa
- 14. Country where Magellan was killed
Down
- 1. Tool used to find the degree between the horizon and the sun
- 2. Word used to describe Magellan's travels around the world
- 3. Spanish explorer that defeated Montezuma
- 5. French explorer who was the first European to visit Hochelaga (Montreal today)
- 6. Portuguese vessels used for long voyages
- 7. Columbus' ship along with the Nina and Pinta
- 9. Chinese explorer who travelled throughout the Indian Ocean
- 10. Disease brought by the explorers that killed thousands of Indigenous people
- 12. Explorer who wrote a book about the Silk Road