Age of Exploration Crossword

1st European to sell Asian products in Europe, before Age of Exploration
1st European explorer to travel around the tip of Africa to Asia
discovered the Americas
found Cope Breton Island, Canada
explorer who conquered the Aztec people and colonized Central America for Spain
explorer whose crew successfully circumnavigated (sailed all the way around) the world
the year/time period that the Age of Exploration started
the year/time period that the Age of Exploration ended
the reason some explorers explored
a European country that began the Age of Exploration
a spanish conqueror
device used to measure the angle of the sun and the stars above the horizon
this instrument was originally proposed by Ptolemy as a better kind of astrolabe
used in making nautical and astronomical measurements
a navigational instrument that was used to measure the altitude of a celestial body, like the Sun or Moon
an exchange that included people, plants, technologies, and cultures
this motivated explorers to explore during the Age of Exploration
European explorers wanted to spread this
a navigational instrument for determining direction relative to the Earth's magnetic poles
this instrument made exploring possible and more advanced