Exploration

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Evergreen tree with large leathery leaves and large pink to orange flowers (9)
  2. 3. Navigational instrument for finding directions (7)
  3. 6. Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (7)
  4. 9. The act of ___ something (9)
  5. 13. A careful systematic search (11)
  6. 15. Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain (8)

Down

  1. 1. Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (6)
  2. 2. Someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program (10)
  3. 4. Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (9)
  4. 5. A republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula (8)
  5. 7. A ruler of the ___ (4)
  6. 8. A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes (5)
  7. 10. An arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America (9)
  8. 11. European country known for flamenco and paella (5)
  9. 12. The state capital of Ohio (8)
  10. 14. A member of the ___ order (6)