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AP World History review of exploration and trade: mercantilism, Columbian Exchange, caravel, astrolabe, Magellan, Columbus and gunpowder empires.

This history crossword has 14 clues. Select a numbered square, read the matching clue, and type the answer. Crossing letters help confirm each word. You can print a worksheet or make your own crossword from a custom word list.

Horizontal Words

  1. Economic Policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth (12)
  2. Exchange of foods, animals, goods, and diseases from Europe to the Americas (17)
  3. Navigational Tool using stars to track distance from equator (9)
  4. Region that dominated Maritime Exploration (6)
  5. Portuguese Sailor whos expedition circumnavigated the globe (8)
  6. A navigation tool that always points north (7)
  7. Empire led by Genghis Khan (12)

Vertical Words

  1. Triangular Sail On Boats (10)
  2. Ottoman Empire Capital City (8)
  3. Mapmaking (11)
  4. Technology that allowed for empires to rapidly expand by force (9)
  5. Portuguese Ship designed to withstand Ocean Travel (7)
  6. Explorer Sponsored by Spanish Empire (King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella) (8)
  7. Incan form of Forced Labor (4)
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The AP World History crossword is a history puzzle with 14 entries to solve from the clues shown beside the grid. Fill an answer into the numbered squares, then use its crossing letters to narrow the possible answers for neighboring clues. You can work through the puzzle in the browser or open the print layout for a paper copy.

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This puzzle includes clues such as “Economic Policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth”, “Triangular Sail On Boats”, and “Exchange of foods, animals, goods, and diseases from Europe to the Americas”. Read the full across and down lists next to the grid before deciding where to begin. An exact definition or familiar fact is usually a good starting point; after entering it, check each crossing clue against the letters now available. The clue text comes from the community puzzle submission and is displayed unchanged for solving.

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You solve the AP World History crossword online by selecting a numbered entry, reading its matching clue, and typing the answer into the grid. Start with clues you can answer confidently instead of forcing a strict order. Crossing letters turn incomplete words into useful patterns, so revisit difficult clues after completing nearby entries. Before finishing, compare the answer length with the available squares and recheck spelling wherever two entries meet.

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