Age of Exploration - People, Names and Places
Crossword
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Across: 2. place in Asia where Europeans got seeds and powder to make their food better (two words) 3. name of Queen who gave Columbus money and ships 5. city in North America that the French founded 7. last name of navigator who was the first to sail around the world 10. empire in Mexico that the Spanish conquered 12. name of river in South America 13. empire in South America that the Spanish conquered 15. explorer after whom America is named (last name)
Down: 1. first permanent settlement in North America 4. first European to set foot in the New World (last name) 6. Portuguese explorer who reached India (last name) 8. English explorer who discovered a gerat body of water (last name) 9. town where Columbus was born 11. very narrow country in Central America 14. Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs (last name)