Voyages of Discovery

4. “We cannot rely on religion, but must rely on ourselves to learn more about the word”
6. one of the technological tools needed for navigators to voyage to faraway destinations.
9. the disease which sailors suffered from due to the lack of vitamin C
12. the aspect of knowledge which was enhanced due to the voyages of discovery
13. the term for Europeans taking Negroes to work on plantations in America
15. the Italian navigator who proved the Americas were a new continent
16. the metal which was very much desired by European kings in Asia
17. The Southern tip of Africa which was originally named the Cape of Storms
19. The period during which Europeans decided to learn more about unknown places and people, after the 13th century
20. the term given to Europeans taking over and governing areas of America

1. the French navigator who voyaged with Cabot and Hudson to North America
2. the navigator who accidentally discovered West Indies by sailing westwards
3. the first navigator to complete a circumnavigation
5. The act of taking sole control over something, e.g. trade.
7. the term for Europeans exchanging goods for slaves who worked on plantations to grow crops which were taken back to Europe
8. The people who controlled land routes, blocking Europeans from directly trading with Asia
10. the term for navigating around the entire world
11. the place where slaves worked in America to grow crops such as maize and potatoes
14. the Portuguese navigator who reached the Cape of Good Hope and proved that the Atlantic and Indian Oceans were connected
18. the Portuguese navigator who reached the Cape of Good Hope and sailed onto India for the first time