Age of Exploration Crossword

A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies., This is the term used to describe the middle section of Triangle Trade.
Organized a navigation school for sailors, cartographers, and shipbuilders
Portuguese explorer who reached the southern tip of Africa; Cape of Good Hope
Portuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India, opening an important commercial sea route.
To sail around the world
3 G's - gold, a desire for wealth; God - to spread Christianity; Glory - national competition
A three way system of trade during 1600-1800s Africa sent slaves to America, America sent Raw Materials to Europe, and Europe sent Guns and Rum to Africa
The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.
An economic policy where nations try to gather as much gold and silver as possible, done by controlling trade and establishing colonies.
The difference in value between what a nation imports and what it exports over time
A bigger, more powerful country would take control of a smaller, weaker country.
A tool used by navigators in the 1400s and 1500s to determine a ships position by charting the position of the stars
A navigational instrument that shows direction (north, south, east, west) in a frame of reference that is stationary relative to the surface of the Earth.
A small, highly maneuverable three-masted ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in the exploration of the Atlantic.
The condition in which an organism can resist disease
A person sent on a religious mission, esp. one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.
Explorer who led the first expedition to sail completely around the world, reached the Philippines and circumnavigated the world
Tax on imported goods
Disease perhaps the greatest weapon of the conquistadors
Spanish queen who sponsored Columbus voyages