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Down:                                                          Across:
1. the country of King Ferdinand and Queen                     3. people thought there were _____________ in
    Isabella                                                       the Sea of Darkness
2. a group that travels together, especially                   6. Colombus asked the king of this country for
    through the desert                                             help, but he said no
4. the title of the passage which talks about                  8. the sea that people in Europe had never
    Colombus's ship being attacked by pirates                      sailed
5. another name for India, China, Japan, and                   10. an important seaport town, where
    the Spice Islands                                              Colombus came from
7. a long trip across the sea or ocean                         11. Colombus was asked to sail a ship to this
9. the largest ship, but the slowest                               country
12. the smallest ship, but built the best                      13. sailors who rob from ships
14. the country where Colombus came from                       16. the fastest ship
15. Leif Ericson was a ____________ explorer




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