Italian History

2. The intellectual movement that influenced ideas before the Risorgimento.
6. An independent sovereign city that governs its surrounding territory, like Venice or Florence.
7. Empire The continuation of the Roman Empire in the East, which influenced Italy.
8. The independent city-state in Rome that is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church.
9. Road The ancient network of trade routes connecting Asia and Europe.
10. Empire The ancient empire centered on Rome that dominated the Mediterranean.
13. A group of institutions within the Catholic Church aimed at suppressing heresy.
15. The volcano whose eruption destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
17. A series of religious wars that involved Italian city-states like Venice.
19. The period of European cultural and artistic rebirth that began in Italy.
20. Ricci An Italian Jesuit priest who introduced Western science to the Ming court.
21. Khan The Mongol ruler of the Yuan Dynasty who Marco Polo served.
22. A professional fighter who entertained the public in ancient Rome.

1. Family A powerful and wealthy Florentine family who were great patrons of the arts.
3. da Vinci A famous Italian Renaissance artist and inventor known for the Mona Lisa.
4. Polo The Venetian merchant and explorer who traveled to the court of Kublai Khan.
5. Rome The civilization that started as a city-state and grew into a vast empire.
11. A renowned Renaissance sculptor and painter who created the statue of David.
12. The 19th-century movement for Italian unification.
14. A key military leader in the unification of Italy.
16. The political ideology and movement led by Benito Mussolini.
18. Caesar A famous Roman general and dictator who was assassinated on the Ides of March.