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Ages of Exploration

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Across
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The passage Samuel de Gama was initially searching for to the Americas, to the riches of the Asian trade.
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New wealth from the Americas and a growth of overseas trade promoted a wave of new business and trade practices.
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What was a negative thing going around that was brought to the Americas during this whole time period? Examples: chicken-pox, the plaque, smallpox, etc
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Which explorer took the silk road?
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The person who discovered the Caribbeans known as the "West Indies"
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A person who conquers a place.
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an instrument with a graduated arc of 60° and a sighting mechanism, used for measuring the angular distances between objects and especially for taking altitudes in navigation.
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A brass circle with rings marked off in degrees
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A person who discovers an unfamiliar area.
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“exchange” of people, goods, pathogens, and ideas between the “Old World” (Europe, Africa and Asia) and the “New World,” (the Americas) in the wake of European colonialism of the Americas.
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A versatile ship with triangular sails for maneuverability and square sails for power.
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Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.