The Age of Exploration Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 3. The _________ was a Chinese invention used to guide sailors to the accurate direction, in the 1200’s.
  2. 4. In the Age of Exploration, the _________ was the most advanced ship because it could sail faster and carry more supplies.
  3. 5. John Cabot was one of the explorers who hoped to discover the ___________.
  4. 6. Hernando Cortez and Francisco Pizarro were a great example of __________ in the Age of Exploration.
  5. 9. One of the important causes for the Age of Exploration was __________ routes to India and China.
  6. 10. The _________ was the age of exploration and discovery between the periods of the 1300’s to the 1600’s.
  7. 11. The _________ was another instrument made for sailors that could find their latitude and measure the positions of stars.
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  1. 1. exchange A few of the commodities traded in the __________ were diseases, livestock, grains, and many more foods.
  2. 2. One of the reasons the caravel ships were so great was because of the _________ sails which helped Europeans to sail into the wind.
  3. 4. Ferdinand Magellan and his crew were a group of sailors who __________ the globe by going around it.
  4. 7. The Spanish were the ones who developed the _________ system to raise crops somewhere in the 1500’s.
  5. 8. press The ________ was the reason that the dark ages were over and that people were aware of the world beyond their borders, so they were educated.