7th Grade Social Studies

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Across
  1. 4. Military leader who held real political power in feudal Japan
  2. 7. Massive mountain range that limited interaction between India and China
  3. 9. Invention that helped spread Reformation ideas quickly across Europe
  4. 10. Founder and prophet of Islam
  5. 14. Decorative Byzantine artwork made from small pieces of colored glass or stone
  6. 16. A Christian group that broke away from the Catholic Church during the Reformation
  7. 17. West African city known for scholarship and trans-Saharan trade
  8. 22. Empire located in the Andes Mountains of South America
  9. 23. Medieval European system based on land ownership and loyalty
  10. 26. Devastating plague that reduced populations across Europe and Asia
  11. 30. Payments or certificates believed to reduce punishment for sins
  12. 31. Period of renewed interest in art, science, and learning in Europe
  13. 33. Monotheistic religion founded by Muhammad based on the Five Pillars
  14. 34. Spanish labor system that forced Indigenous peoples to work for colonists
  15. 36. Chinese philosophy emphasizing respect, education, and social order
  16. 37. River whose flooding helped shape early Chinese civilizations
  17. 38. German monk who started the Protestant Reformation
Down
  1. 1. Mongol leader who united tribes and built a vast empire
  2. 2. A long period of fighting in the Iberian Peninsula when Christian kingdoms worked to take back land controlled by Muslim rulers
  3. 3. Byzantine emperor remembered for legal reforms and Hagia Sophia
  4. 5. English document that limited the king’s power
  5. 6. model of the universe that places the sun in the center
  6. 8. Holy book of Islam
  7. 11. Frankish king who helped spread Christianity and created the Holy Roman Empire
  8. 12. Major trade city located between Europe and Asia
  9. 13. Empire established after the conquest of Constantinople
  10. 15. Religious wars between Christians and Muslims over holy lands
  11. 18. Religion that spread throughout China before the Tang Dynasty
  12. 19. Wealthy ruler of Mali famous for promoting Islam and trade
  13. 20. Harsh desert region that separates northern China from Mongolia
  14. 21. Chinese dynasty established by Mongol conquerors
  15. 24. Organized process for experimentation and observation developed during the Scientific Revolution
  16. 25. Traditional Japanese belief system centered on kami and rituals
  17. 27. Trade networks that connected Europe and Asia through cultural exchange
  18. 28. Floating garden farming system used by the Aztec
  19. 29. Island nation whose culture was shaped by Chinese and Korean influence
  20. 32. Renaissance belief focusing on human potential and achievement
  21. 35. Explorer whose voyages led to European contact with the Americas(last name)