Theme: Seven Chapters of History (5/7): The Age of Exploration

Sail across oceans with explorers and discover the tools, dangers, and encounters of long-distance voyages.

9 themed words All 26 letters covered Vowels shown in gold Consonants hidden in blue
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A     E  
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  1. A term connected to the age of exploration.
  2. Think of mesoamerican civilization.
  3. The empire centered on Tenochtitlan encountered by Spanish conquistadors.
  4. The answer starts with A and has 5 letters.
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A Z T E C
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The empire centered on Tenochtitlan encountered by Spanish conquistadors.
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  O   A   E
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  1. A term connected to the age of exploration.
  2. Think of long journey.
  3. A journey, especially one by sea.
  4. The answer starts with V and has 6 letters.
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V O Y A G E
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A journey, especially one by sea.
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  E     A    
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  1. A term connected to the age of exploration.
  2. Think of navigational instrument.
  3. An instrument for measuring angles between celestial objects and the horizon.
  4. The answer starts with S and has 7 letters.
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S E X T A N T
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An instrument for measuring angles between celestial objects and the horizon.
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  O   U     U  
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  1. A term connected to the age of exploration.
  2. Think of atlantic navigator.
  3. Christopher Columbus led a 1492 transatlantic expedition for Spain.
  4. The answer starts with C and has 8 letters.
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C O L U M B U S
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Christopher Columbus led a 1492 transatlantic expedition for Spain.
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  A   E     A  
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  1. A term connected to the age of exploration.
  2. Think of expedition leader.
  3. Ferdinand Magellan led the voyage that first circumnavigated Earth; he died en route.
  4. The answer starts with M and has 8 letters.
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M A G E L L A N
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Ferdinand Magellan led the voyage that first circumnavigated Earth; he died en route.
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  U A     A    
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  1. A term connected to the age of exploration.
  2. Think of angle-measuring instrument.
  3. An early device used in astronomy and navigation.
  4. The answer starts with Q and has 8 letters.
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Q U A D R A N T
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An early device used in astronomy and navigation.
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    A       I  
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  1. A term connected to the age of exploration.
  2. Think of command vessel.
  3. The ship carrying the commander of a naval fleet.
  4. The answer starts with F and has 8 letters.
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F L A G S H I P
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The ship carrying the commander of a naval fleet.
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  A   E     O O  
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  1. A term connected to the age of exploration.
  2. Think of pacific explorer.
  3. British navigator James Cook mapped extensive Pacific coastlines.
  4. The answer starts with J and has 9 letters.
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J A M E S C O O K
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British navigator James Cook mapped extensive Pacific coastlines.
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    I       E    
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  1. A term connected to the age of exploration.
  2. Think of lost vessel.
  3. A ship destroyed or stranded at sea.
  4. The answer starts with S and has 9 letters.
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S H I P W R E C K
Background information
A ship destroyed or stranded at sea.

The Age of Exploration: Did You Know?

A voyage completed without its leader
Magellan died in the Philippines; Juan Sebastián Elcano completed the circumnavigation.
Navigating by the sky
Quadrants and sextants measure angles useful for celestial navigation.
Cook’s voyages
James Cook’s Pacific expeditions occurred in the 18th century.
Columbus and the Caribbean
Columbus reached Caribbean islands in 1492, not the mainland of what is now the United States.