Across
- 2. means "rebirth"
- 5. treaty that allowed rulers to decide whether their countries would be Catholic or Protestant
- 6. caravan trade route from China to the Mediterranean Sea
- 8. the effort to stop the spread of Protestantism and to reform the Catholic Church from within
- 11. family of bankers in Florence
- 12. the priest who posted a list of the 95 complaints about the church
- 14. German who developed the printing press
- 16. William ____________ is considered the greatest writer in the English language.
- 17. those who protested against the Roman Catholic Church
- 18. the sharing of power between local governments and strong central government
- 19. French protestants
- 20. a way of thinking and learning that stresses the importance of human abilities and actions
Down
- 1. a law granting religious freedom in most of France
- 3. a religious order created to serve the pope and the church
- 4. trader from Venice who traveled from Europe to China
- 7. a reform movement against the Roman Catholic Church
- 9. a document given by the pope that excused a person from penalties for the sins that he or she had committed.
- 10. wealthy northern Italian city, famous for wool trade and banking
- 13. fee that lenders charge people who borrow money from them
- 15. scientists studied this subject to learn about the sun, stars, and planets