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Age of Exploration
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compass : a navigational tool used to determine direction
cartographers : mapmakers
caravel : small and fast ships used for traveling across the ocean
Vasco da Gama : Portugese explorer who was the firstto travel directly from Europe to India. he found an all water route to Asia
Prince Henry the navigator : paid other explorers to explore Africa for him in search of gold
conquistadors : Spanish explorers
circumnavigation : sailing around the Earth
navigate : to direct an object on a course
wind : the natural movement of air
current : body of water moving in one certain direction
empire : a group of nations ruled by a central authority
colony : a territory under the political control of another country
colonial expansion : expanding a nation's power by extending its control over other countries
global exploration : exploring around the globe
printing press : a machine for printing text or pictures from type or plates.
telescope : a tool used to see or view distant objects
microscope :an instrument used for observing very small objects
astrolabe : uses the sun and stars to determine latitude
triangular sails : helps ships sail against strong winds
Bartholomeu Dias : Portugese explorer who explored the southern tip of Africa
Christopher Columbus:wanted to find an all water route to Asia but instead founded a new continent after making a total of four voyages
Ferdinand Magellan : first person to circumnavigate the globe
Hernando Cortez : Conquistador who conquered the Aztec empire and used force to conquer Caribbean islands
Francisco Pizarro : Conquistador who conquered the Incan empire and used force to take over islands in the Carribean
Gunpowder :made by the Chinese but used it for fireworks and bombs
Age of Exploration
Across:4. | to direct an object on a course | 5. | a group of nations ruled by a central authority | 6. | small and fast ships used for traveling across the ocean | 8. | first person to circumnavigate the globe | 10. | expanding a nation's power by extending its control over other countries | 11. | a machine for printing text or pictures from type or plates. | 14. | paid other explorers to explore Africa for him in search of gold | 16. | made by the Chinese but used it for fireworks and bombs | 17. | body of water moving in one certain direction | 18. | a tool used to see or view distant objects | 19. | Portugese explorer who was the firstto travel directly from Europe to India. he found an all water route to Asia | 20. | wanted to find an all water route to Asia but instead founded a new continent after making a total of four voyages | 21. | Conquistador who conquered the Incan empire and used force to take over islands in the Carribean |
| | Down:1. | an instrument used for observing very small objects | 2. | the natural movement of air | 3. | helps ships sail against strong winds | 7. | uses the sun and stars to determine latitude | 9. | mapmakers | 12. | Conquistador who conquered the Aztec empire and used force to conquer Caribbean islands | 13. | Spanish explorers | 15. | a territory under the political control of another country | 20. | a navigational tool used to determine direction |
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Age of Exploration
Across:4. | to direct an object on a course | 5. | a group of nations ruled by a central authority | 6. | small and fast ships used for traveling across the ocean | 8. | first person to circumnavigate the globe | 10. | expanding a nation's power by extending its control over other countries | 11. | a machine for printing text or pictures from type or plates. | 14. | paid other explorers to explore Africa for him in search of gold | 16. | made by the Chinese but used it for fireworks and bombs | 17. | body of water moving in one certain direction | 18. | a tool used to see or view distant objects | 19. | Portugese explorer who was the firstto travel directly from Europe to India. he found an all water route to Asia | 20. | wanted to find an all water route to Asia but instead founded a new continent after making a total of four voyages | 21. | Conquistador who conquered the Incan empire and used force to take over islands in the Carribean |
| | Down:1. | an instrument used for observing very small objects | 2. | the natural movement of air | 3. | helps ships sail against strong winds | 7. | uses the sun and stars to determine latitude | 9. | mapmakers | 12. | Conquistador who conquered the Aztec empire and used force to conquer Caribbean islands | 13. | Spanish explorers | 15. | a territory under the political control of another country | 20. | a navigational tool used to determine direction |
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© 2014
PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only