The Age of Exploration

1. Renaissance explorers and the monarchs believed they were following _______ _________ in bringing Christianity to the people in lands they visited.
5. Prince Henry sponsored many voyages of exploration along the coast of?
7. ____________ and adventure made explorers want to go exploring.
9. Prince Henry hoped Pester John would help Portuguese explorers to convert African people to join ________ ______.
12. Who discovered North America?
14. The trading economy of Europe depended on the exchange of goods and resources for ___________.
16. Europeans thought the lands beyond europe were exotic and ___________.
17. Over the centuries, trade had been affected by conflict and ________ _________ among the people.
18. Christian nations of Europe were in a crusade against?
20. The explorers went out find new trade routes to _______.
21. Another problem with trade was _______ of the trade routes.
23. Cartographers, Mathematicians, Astronomers, and Sailors navigators improved _________ instruments.

2. _________ _________ supported the voyages of exploration during the renaissance.
3. What was one of the problems with trade?
4. Three of Columbus's ships were the Nina, the Pinta, and the __________.
6. European Christians felt they were threatened by whom?
8. The __________ developed a new type of ship called the Caravel for travel on the open seas.
10. What did the economic worldview of the time and encourage?
11. Europeans that a sea route to the east wast the solution to what?
13. Europeans needed to find new sources of what, so that their economy could continue to grow?
15. A device for navigation
19. European's knowledge of the lands beyond Europe was very __________.
22. Renaissance Europeans spent huge amount of money on luxury goods and ?