A World Lit Only By Fire
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- 6. What was the age females could legally marry without parental consent?
- 7. What is another name for the Dark Ages?
- 9. What was filled with corruption and power, and limited education throughout Europe?
- 10. Who is the author of A World Lit Only By Fire?
- 13. What was the period of little progress and development in Europe's history?
- 14. Who was the inventor of the printing press?
- 17. Who is the mightiest explorer in history according to Manchester?
- 18. What is the ability to read and write? (Declined during Dark Ages)
- 20. Which humanist rose higher in public life and was also a lord chancellor of England?
- 21. Who ordered the burning of all books questioning papal authority?
- 22. What is the shape of the world, after Magellan's discovery?
- 24. What is a religion branched off from Catholicism that focused more on the individual?
- 27. What is a system in which groups are ranked one above the other according to status?
- 28. Who is creator of Humanism?
- 29. What was the assumed shape of the world, before Magellan's discovery?
- 30. What is a system of thought that rejects religious beliefs and centers on humans and their values?
- 31. What was considered the language of the elite?
- 32. Who elects a new Pope?
- 34. What was the dominant ruler of Europe and the Mediterranean before its demise?
- 35. Who had the most power in the Dark Ages, even over kings?
Down
- 1. What was the outbreak of disease that killed much of Europe's population?
- 2. Which Spanish family has so much scandal surrounding it that people can't distinguish truth from false?
- 3. What is the center of Catholic Church, where Pope dwells?
- 4. Who fought against Rome leading to its downfall?
- 5. Who was a famous painter, architect, and scientist? (Most famous painting: Mona Lisa)
- 8. Which children's story was based off a man who stole from the rich and possibly, but not likely, gave to the poor?
- 11. What could you pay for to buy forgiveness from God?
- 12. What route connected the Western world to Asia?
- 15. Who was the first Roman emperor to recognize Jesus as his savior?
- 16. Who was the creator of Protestantism and despised the Catholic Church?
- 19. Who was one of the worst Popes ever, not many named this after him?
- 23. Who was the scientist who suggested that the Earth was not the center of the cosmos?
- 25. What was the rebirth of Europe, filled with culture and art?
- 26. Who painted the Sistine Chapel?
- 33. Who was the famous author that wrote the Divine Comedy?