Great Convergence Crossword

France wanted to trade for the furs of this animal
the French relationship with Native Americans was much more p_______ than the Spanish
This trade route was Europe's main access to Asia before sea exploration
these people charged traders a fee to use their part of the silk road
one danger of the silk road was the chance you could be r_______ by bandits
this round, red fruit originally is from the Americas and was scary to Europeans at first
This animal gave the Spanish a major advantage in battle over Native Americans
what metal was used to make stronger weapons that helped Europe conquer the new World
During the columbian exchange, Europeans had many more _______ than Native Americans, which had allowed their bodies to grow used to living near germs
this was the number one cause of death among Native American populations
Bartoleme de Las _______ criticized the way that Spain treated the natives
The Spanish forced Native Americans to mine for this element
one of the main motivations for explorers was to spread this religion
this time period in Europe helped promote the search for new ideas and discovery
these tools for exploration grew more and more accurate over time
Prince _____ of Portugal started a school for navigation
this tool shows explorers which way is north at all times
this tool helped explorers calculate their location, in latitude, based on the stars
this was a new, faster, more controllable type of ship used by explorers
the ________ press helped exploration because it made it easier to spread the ideas and knowledge people had to each other
the M________ style map projection helped show explorers an accurate view of the middle part of the globe, where they explorerd
The first European (sailing for Spain) to land in the new world (last name only)
these European people landed in North America hundreds of years before the "Age of Exploration"
explorers were looking for a new type of trade route to Asia - one that was not on land, but on ______
sailing west to Asia was thought to be faster and s_____ than going over land
this man was known for his journal documenting the Silk road
The Columbian __________ was the transfer of goods and culture between Europe and the Americas
Native Americans and Europeans both had to _________ as much for themselves as they could prior to trading with each other
term for Spanish explorers who conquered Native American civilizations
Hernan _____ conquered the Aztec civilization (name ends in "z", not "s")
Francisco Pizzaro conquered this civilization
one of the main motivations for explorers was to gain _____ for themselves and their country
this disease is now prevented with a simple vaccine every year, but killed many Native Americans during the Great Convergence
this was the main grain that was grown for food by Native Americans
many countries in the Americas speak this language today because of the Columbian exchange
the Pope drew this line on the map to divide South America between portugal and spain: Line of ____________
This modern day city sits atop the remains of the Aztec capital
Spanish settlements in the new world often were centered around a ________, or Catholic church building for converting Native Americans
Jacques ________ claimed much of eastern Canada for France
Robert de la Salle claimed this massive region for France, later purchased by the USA