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Down: 2) first explorer to attempt the circumnavigate the globe; while he was killed on the way, some of his sailors completed the journey.3) a light, fast sailing ship with a rudder and lateen sails.4) Dutch sailor who looked unsuccessfully for the Northwest Passage and explored the river that is now named after him.6) a company in which investors buy shares of stock, recieving a portion of the profits, but only losing the amount of their investment if it failed.7) Spanish priest who criticized treatment of Native Americans, suggesting that slaves from Africa be used as laborers instead.10) the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases due to contact between the peoples of Europe and the Americas. 11) trading network that bought goods from Europe to Africa to traded for slaves, took the slaves to the Americas to be sold, then brought American goods back to Europe.12) Spanish system in which a colonist recieved land and Native American workers to whom he was required to teach Christianity.13) officals who ruled large areas of Spain's American colonies in the king's name.14) economic system in which private indivduals rather than governments perform most of the economics activity, with the goal of making a profit.15) Aztec emperor at the time of Cortes's conquest of Mexico.16) the amount of goods sold by a country against those purchased from other countries; a favorable balance of trade meant selling more goods then were bought.18) Spanish term for conqueror; name for Spanish military leaders who fought against the native peoples of the Americas. Across: 1) English explorer, second man to cicumnavigate the globe.5) estates in the Ameicas where cash crops were grown on a large scale.8) the spread of people of African descent throughout the Americas and Western Europe as a result of the slave trade, evenually spreading African culture thoughtout the Western world.9) Italian sailor who traveled west to reach China but discovered islands in the Caribbean instead.11) treaty signed in 1493 dividing the Americas between Spain and Portugal along an imaginary line.17) African who wrote about the horrific conditions Africans endured on Middle Passage voyages.19) son of King John I of Portugal, patron and supporter of explorers.20) travel completely around the world.21) grants of money given by governments for purpoes such as helping people start new businesses.22) name for the second leg of the triangle, bringing captive Africans to the Americas, where they were sold as slaves.23) the European economic policy that called for nations to gain wealth in order to build a strong military and expand influence.24) ruler of Inca Empire killed by Spanish invaders led by Pizarro.25) conqueror of Inca Empire in Peru for the Spanish.26) Portuguese explorer who traveled to Calicut, India in 1497.27) Spanish explorer and conqueror of Mexico's Aztec empire.
 

 

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