Across
- 3. Land connection between Asia and North America that existed during the last Ice Age.
- 4. An Italian explorer whose voyages to the New World led to the realization that it was a separate continent, eventually named after him.
- 5. Tribal location known for mounds, rivers, and trade.
- 10. A Portuguese prince who significantly advanced maritime exploration and encouraged the development of new navigation techniques.
- 11. An Italian explorer credited with discovering the Americas in 1492 while seeking a westward route to Asia.
- 12. Tribal location of the Aztec and Maya.
- 15. An ancient instrument used by sailors to measure longitude.
- 16. Led a Spanish expedition in the Southwest.
- 20. A Spanish conquistador known for leading the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire.
- 22. An agreement between Spain and Portugal in 1494 that divided newly discovered lands outside Europe between the two countries.
- 23. A Portuguese explorer known for leading the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
- 24. An Italian merchant and explorer whose travels to Asia were recorded.
- 26. A successful uprising against Spanish colonizers in New Mexico in 1680, aimed at restoring their traditional culture.
- 27. An English sea explorer known for his explorations of Canada and the northeastern United States.
- 28. A period of history in Spain when Christian kingdoms sought to recapture territory from Muslim rule, culminating in 1492.
- 31. A Spanish explorer and conquistador known for his expeditions in the southeastern United States.
- 32. A Portuguese explorer who was the first to reach India by sea, linking Europe and Asia via the ocean.
- 34. Portuguese ship that aided in exploration.
Down
- 1. A sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic, sought by explorers as a shortcut to Asia.
- 2. A French explorer and cartographer known as the "Father of New France" for his role in establishing Quebec.
- 6. A Spanish conquistador who led the conquest of the Inca Empire in South America.
- 7. A Portuguese explorer known for being the first to sail around the southern tip of Africa.
- 8. An English statesman and explorer known for his attempts to establish a colony in North America and his promotion of tobacco.
- 9. Tribal location in the United States known for its arid climate, desert landscapes, and many Indigenous cultures.
- 13. Tribal location of natives that smelted copper and migrated during winter.
- 14. A Spanish missionary and historian who advocated for the rights of Indigenous people and opposed native slavery.
- 17. Tribal location of the Inca.
- 18. Economic theory that benefits the mother country (colonizers).
- 19. Tribal location that had confederacies and was matriarchal.
- 21. The widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, and diseases between the Americas and the Old World.
- 25. An Italian explorer who sailed under the English flag and is credited with the discovery of parts of North America in 1497.
- 29. A navigational instrument that shows the cardinal directions.
- 30. A labor system in colonial Spain where Spanish settlers were granted the right to extract labor from Indigenous people.
- 33. Tribal location known for adobe homes and made up of familial villages.