Renaissance Crossword #2
Across
- 4. The large flat land north of the Himalayan Mountains
- 7. The Asian peninsula that is between China and Japan
- 10. The gulf on the western coast of Africa
- 11. The machine that used engravings to mass produce printed pages
- 13. The trade route that helped spur the Renaissance
- 14. The large trade city in the northern part of China
- 15. Sarcastic writing used to make fun of an organization or system
- 18. The waterway used for trade in the northern part of China
- 19. The city on the western side of the Arabian Peninsula that is considered a holy city by Muslims
- 21. The country that contains the beaches of Normandy
- 22. The largest freshwater body of water in the world—located on the far western parts of Asia
- 26. The mountain range in Asia
- 28. The large trade city in the southern part of China
- 29. Blocking specific literature, art, or viewpoints
- 30. A mountain range just north of Turkey. Helps to create a physical barrier from Russia
- 34. The mountain range that marks the ‘unofficial’ barrier to the western side of Europe
- 36. When people begin putting themselves and their families before other groups
- 37. A desert in the northern parts of Africa
- 39. The end of the silk road—a city on the northwestern coast of a boot shaped country
- 40. Fell in 1453 – it’s people fled to Italy
- 42. The body of water that surrounds both Italy and Greece
Down
- 1. The waterway used for trade in the southern part of China
- 2. The trade city in the northern part of Mali
- 3. The trade city in the southern part of Mali
- 5. The language we speak on a day to day basis
- 6. The artistic style that allowed paintings to look 3D
- 8. The ocean between the Americas and Europe/Africa
- 9. The traveler who went to Asia and came back with fantastic stories of the “Far East”
- 12. Using a needle dipped in acid to make a “stamp”
- 13. The larger of the two countries on the Iberian Peninsula
- 16. Means “Rebirth” – as in the rebirth of classical thinking
- 17. The body of water that is to the north of Constantinople
- 19. The country to the north of China that contains part of the Gobi Desert
- 20. Not using religion to make plans for your life
- 23. The small city/state located on the western coast of Italy where the Pope lives
- 24. The people who reopened the Silk Road
- 25. The waterway that separates the U.K. from France
- 27. The mountain range that acts as a natural barrier for the northern parts of Italy
- 29. The largest country that is entirely in Asia
- 31. The banking family in Florence who acted as patrons for artwork of all kinds
- 32. The country to the east of France
- 33. The study of things like literature, art, music, philosophy, etc.
- 35. The river that connects to the Gulf of Guinea
- 38. The author of In Praise of Folly who was using satire to point out flaws in the corruption of the church at the time
- 41. The smaller of the two countries on the Iberian Peninsula