European Cultural History

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Across
  1. 2. Currency of Italy before the introduction of the Euro
  2. 4. Famous Greek philosopher
  3. 8. Revolutionary economist and philosopher of the 19th century
  4. 9. Second-longest river of Europe originating in Germany and flowing through 10 countries
  5. 10. The newest member state of the EU, following the 2013 Enlargement
  6. 11. Period in European history following the Middle Ages, which witnessed revival of culture from the Antiquity
  7. 14. The eternal city and the cradle of Europe’s largest empires in history
  8. 15. Country which witnessed a series of revolutions in 1917, dismantling the Tsarist rule
  9. 16. Famous Austrian music composer hailed as one of the Greats of Western classical music
  10. 19. Capital of Estonia
  11. 20. Indigenous people of Scandinavia
  12. 22. Prolific German writer of the 18th-19th centuries
  13. 23. Discriminated community in Europe tracing its origins to the Indian subcontinent
  14. 25. The Treaty which formalised the creation of the European Union
  15. 26. First Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire; King of Franks
  16. 27. French Enlightenment philosopher and writer whose real name was François-Marie Arouet
Down
  1. 1. Italian city which is the seat of the oldest continuing university in the world
  2. 3. Military general and later emperor of France following the French Revolution
  3. 5. The ‘Holy Wars’ sanctioned by Papal orders against Muslims
  4. 6. Famous Royal House in Europe which later ruled as the Austro-Hungarian Empire
  5. 7. (Acronym)Organization created by the Treaty of Rome
  6. 12. Author of the Odyssey and Iliad
  7. 13. (Acronym)Collective defence treaty between European countries and the US
  8. 17. The feared Hun of the Roman Empire
  9. 18. Famous German philosopher of the 18th century; author of Critique of Pure Reason
  10. 21. Famous English Charter of the 13th century
  11. 24. Greek goddess of wisdom and courage