Age of Exploration Crossword

the Spanish conqueror of Mexico
took the lead in European exploration
went around the cape and cut across the Indian ocean to the coast of India
A thriving spice trade port, on Malay Peninsula
believed he could reach Asia by sailing west only, but did not succeed
Columbus explored the coastline of it
killed by native Americans while exploring
explored the New England coastline of the Americas
Americas were named after him
individuals whose firearms, organizational skills, and determination brought them incredible success.
Cortes arrived and was welcomed by the Aztec monarch ____
landed on the Pacific coast of South America
Queen Isabella granted it to Spanish settlers in the Americas.
transformed economic activity in both worlds
A settlement of people living in a new territory
a set of principles that dominated economic thought
nations tried it for a favor with the trading of gold and silver payments
payments
large agricultural estates
connected Europe, Africa, and the American continents
the middle portion of the triangular trade route
the king of Congo
A brilliant and creative society that was pulled into the slave trade
Portugal came to dominate it
the top of the social class
below the peninsulares in the social classes
a man of mixed race, especially one having Spanish and indigenous descent
the offspring of Africans and Europeans
allowed authorities to draft native labor work in the silver mines
wrote poetry and prose and urged that women be educated