Renaissance Crossword #2

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