Age of Exploration Matrix Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of World History (General) has 21 clues. Answers range from 4 to 23 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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Portuguese royal who founded a navigation school in 1419
Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southern tip of Africa
Portuguese explorer who found a direct sea route to India
Portuguese explorer who claimed Brazil for Spain
Portuguese explorer who discovered South America was a new world, not part of Asia
Portuguese explorer whose expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe
Italian sea captain sailing for Spain who thought he had reached the East Indies in 1492
The name of Columbus' first ship
The name of Columbus' second ship
The name of Columbus' third ship
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas
Spanish conquistador who claimed Florida for Spain
Main reasons for European exploration
Type of new ship that could cross 3,000 miles of ocean and return home
Triangular sails allowed ships to travel this way
This allowed ships to explore close to shore
This instrument allowed sailors to calculate lattitude
This instrument allowed sailors to track direction
This instrument allowed sailors to determine from which direction the wind was blowing
This instrument replaced an older tool because it could determine longitude as well as latitude

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