This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of World History (General) has 24 clues. Answers range from 4 to 13 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
He sailed around the southern tip of Africa.
One of Columbus's three ships.
The queen who gave Columbus money for his voyages.
Cabot and Cartier were looking for a _____ to Asia.
Sugarcane, tobacco, coffee, and cotton are all _____of Brazil.
Champlain was responsible for obtaining these in New France.
The buying and selling of goods in large amounts over long distances.
The Columbian Exchange spread diseases and ____ to other countries.
Ship sails in this shape were developed by Arab traders.
Instead of landing in India, Columbus landed here.
Cabot explored the coast of Nova Scotia and _____.
The name America comes from the name of this explorer.
Cortes's army was able to defeat the Aztecs partly with the help of _____.
This agreement divided the Americas between Spain and Portugal.
The four strongest kingdoms in Europe in the 1400's were: Portugal, Spain, France, and _____.
Spanish soldier-explorers who conquered people in other lands.
Prince Henry of Portugal became known as Henry the _____.
The Aztec light-skinned god.
The explorer who named the Pacific Ocean.
The empire that Balboa and Pizarro wanted to conquer.
Claimed much of eastern Canada for France.
Created the world's first global empire.
LaSalle named the region along the Mississippi River Louisiana in honor of this French king.
Manhattan Island used to be called New _____.