7th Grade Social Studies
Across
- 5. this "Great" obstacle was to keep the Mongols out, it didn't really work
- 6. These people were the primary cause for the spread of Islam into North Africa (think job)
- 9. These works came from the ancient Greeks and Romans and inspired the Renaissance
- 10. This is what led nearly 90% of Native Americans to die once interacting with European explorers
- 13. The person in the Middle Ages who would have owned the land
- 15. Japan's nature spirits
- 17. Name of the famous Renaissance artist who sculpted the statue of David
- 18. name of the cause for a major population decline in the late Middle Ages
- 22. Chinese ruling family, also how we separate Chinese history
- 24. This country dominated colonization of the Americas taking over both the Aztec and Inca empires
- 27. Chinese Dynasty who wanted isolation
- 29. A Church official tasked with spreading the religion to new lands
- 30. Last name of the leader of the Protestant movement after he posted his 95 theses
- 34. girl who helped inspire the French to defeat the English in the 100 Years’ War
- 35. One of the 5 pillars of Islam and the point of a month long holiday in the Islamic faith
- 38. Family that dominated banking in Europe and helped spur the patronage of the Renaissance
- 41. Document signed in England to limit the power of the king
- 43. Japan's indigenous religion
- 45. Last name of the Mali King whose gold put Africa on the map
- 46. series of conflicts between Christians and Muslims over the Holy Land and Jerusalem
- 47. This English King was the 8th to take the name, he almost had 8 wives to go with it
- 48. This man helped push ideas of the Scientific Revolution further when he designed the Scientific Method
- 49. the system of exchanging land for services, especially in Japan and Europe during the Middle Ages
Down
- 1. Country where St. Patrick was from and converted thousands to Catholicism as a missionary
- 2. Last name of the man responsible for inventing the printing press
- 3. The Renaissance philosophy of using reason and logic to solve problems
- 4. These indigenous Americans were best known for their practice of human sacrifice
- 7. Emperor of the Byzantines who created a new legal code
- 8. His work on the laws of motion help create the area of study we call physics
- 11. the sale of these by the Catholic Church was a major reason for the start of the Reformation
- 12. Japanese leader who created a new Constitution
- 14. These indigenous Americans builder their civilization in the Andes mountains of South America
- 16. This was the Spanish fleet of ships that they hoped would allow them to take control of the world; it didn’t
- 18. This animal was a major focus of the Great Plains Indians of North America, these followed their herds to survive
- 19. These indigenous Americans made use of astrology to design a calendar and better farming practices
- 20. Religion characterized by the 5 pillars
- 21. A religious community that allowed religions of all kids spread
- 23. Last name of the famous Renaissance artist who painted the Last Supper
- 25. He was the one who discovered and first explained the heliocentric theory of the solar system
- 26. This group formed in response to corruption and unbiblical practices of the Catholic Church
- 28. This place (country) was where the Renaissance began
- 31. Battle where William the Conqueror won the throne of England
- 32. This is the holy book of the Islamic faith
- 33. The figurehead of the Catholic Church who had power struggles with many European Kings
- 34. This group of disciplined priests helped lead the Catholic Church out of the Reformation
- 36. a peasant who was unable to leave the land of the lord
- 37. He improved the telescope to allow for observation of the universe
- 38. this piece of land was owned by a lord and served as a community during the Middle Ages
- 39. This person was the first to circumnavigate the world (even though he died half way)
- 40. this man was the Conqueror of the unconquerable city of Constantinople
- 42. She oversaw England’s rise to power after taking the throne from her sister
- 44. She got her “Bloody” nickname from executing Protestants in England
- 45. Empire that took over most of Asia
- 46. the man named Holy Roman Emperor named by the Pope and created a struggle for power in Europe