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Age of Exploration Vocabulary Puzzle

Name: _________________________________
Across
The theory that a nation's power depends on its wealth
The Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
Rights to settle and explore the new world given to conquistadors by the king of Spain
The Italian explorer who first explored the Americas in 1492, but thought he had found Asia.
The place the first European explorers were trying to find a water route to in order to trade.
Forts established by the Spanish, usually near missions.
The original trade route between Europe and Asia
The Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire
Towns established by the Spanish in the New World. They acted as centers of trade.
Down
Religious communities established in the New World by Spain. They usually included a town, farmland, and a church.
Spanish explorers and conquerors who financed their own voyages. Cortes was one.
People who buy and sell goods in order to make a profit
Spanish colonists born in the New World to Spanish parents
These were responsible for killing more Native Americans than anything else.
The explorer who first discovered that the New World was not actually Asia, but two new continents.
A theorized water route through North America that would allow merchants to quickly reach Asia.
Spanish colonists who were born in Spain.
The Portuguese Explorer who first discovered a route to India.
Spanish colonists who were born in the New World with Spanish and Native American parents.