Pacific - This is the ocean that Magellan named, India - Vasco da Gama was the first European to find a sea route to this place, Circumnavigate - To go all the way around the world, Salvador - Columbus actually landed on the island of San __________, Northwest - Jacques Cartier was seeking the _______________ Passage, which was a route through North America that led to the Pacific., Portugal - Henry the Navigator was prince of this country and encouraged exploration, Spain - This country was intent on spreading Catholicism in the Americas, France - Jacques Cartier was from this country, Indies - At the beginning of the Age of Exploration, Europeans referred to the other side of the world as the ________, Caravel - The fast new ships used during the Age of Exploration, Pizarro - This explorer conquered the Inca and claimed land for Spain, Vikings - These people were actually the first Europeans to land in North America, Canada - The land claimed by Cartier is now the country of _________, Smallpox - This is the disease that the Conquistadors brought with them to Mesoamerica, Sea - Many early voyages of exploration were an attempt to find a way to reach India by ______, Cartography - The science or practice of making maps, Size - Magellan's voyage helped mapmakers to understand the Earth's _______, Scurvy - Many of da Gama's men died from this disease on their voyage, Montezuma - The Aztec leader who thought Cortez was a god, Mexico - Cortes and his men invaded the land that is now ______,

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