7th Grade Social Studies

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Across
  1. 5. this "Great" obstacle was to keep the Mongols out, it didn't really work
  2. 6. These people were the primary cause for the spread of Islam into North Africa (think job)
  3. 9. These works came from the ancient Greeks and Romans and inspired the Renaissance
  4. 10. This is what led nearly 90% of Native Americans to die once interacting with European explorers
  5. 13. The person in the Middle Ages who would have owned the land
  6. 15. Japan's nature spirits
  7. 17. Name of the famous Renaissance artist who sculpted the statue of David
  8. 18. name of the cause for a major population decline in the late Middle Ages
  9. 22. Chinese ruling family, also how we separate Chinese history
  10. 24. This country dominated colonization of the Americas taking over both the Aztec and Inca empires
  11. 27. Chinese Dynasty who wanted isolation
  12. 29. A Church official tasked with spreading the religion to new lands
  13. 30. Last name of the leader of the Protestant movement after he posted his 95 theses
  14. 34. girl who helped inspire the French to defeat the English in the 100 Years’ War
  15. 35. One of the 5 pillars of Islam and the point of a month long holiday in the Islamic faith
  16. 38. Family that dominated banking in Europe and helped spur the patronage of the Renaissance
  17. 41. Document signed in England to limit the power of the king
  18. 43. Japan's indigenous religion
  19. 45. Last name of the Mali King whose gold put Africa on the map
  20. 46. series of conflicts between Christians and Muslims over the Holy Land and Jerusalem
  21. 47. This English King was the 8th to take the name, he almost had 8 wives to go with it
  22. 48. This man helped push ideas of the Scientific Revolution further when he designed the Scientific Method
  23. 49. the system of exchanging land for services, especially in Japan and Europe during the Middle Ages
Down
  1. 1. Country where St. Patrick was from and converted thousands to Catholicism as a missionary
  2. 2. Last name of the man responsible for inventing the printing press
  3. 3. The Renaissance philosophy of using reason and logic to solve problems
  4. 4. These indigenous Americans were best known for their practice of human sacrifice
  5. 7. Emperor of the Byzantines who created a new legal code
  6. 8. His work on the laws of motion help create the area of study we call physics
  7. 11. the sale of these by the Catholic Church was a major reason for the start of the Reformation
  8. 12. Japanese leader who created a new Constitution
  9. 14. These indigenous Americans builder their civilization in the Andes mountains of South America
  10. 16. This was the Spanish fleet of ships that they hoped would allow them to take control of the world; it didn’t
  11. 18. This animal was a major focus of the Great Plains Indians of North America, these followed their herds to survive
  12. 19. These indigenous Americans made use of astrology to design a calendar and better farming practices
  13. 20. Religion characterized by the 5 pillars
  14. 21. A religious community that allowed religions of all kids spread
  15. 23. Last name of the famous Renaissance artist who painted the Last Supper
  16. 25. He was the one who discovered and first explained the heliocentric theory of the solar system
  17. 26. This group formed in response to corruption and unbiblical practices of the Catholic Church
  18. 28. This place (country) was where the Renaissance began
  19. 31. Battle where William the Conqueror won the throne of England
  20. 32. This is the holy book of the Islamic faith
  21. 33. The figurehead of the Catholic Church who had power struggles with many European Kings
  22. 34. This group of disciplined priests helped lead the Catholic Church out of the Reformation
  23. 36. a peasant who was unable to leave the land of the lord
  24. 37. He improved the telescope to allow for observation of the universe
  25. 38. this piece of land was owned by a lord and served as a community during the Middle Ages
  26. 39. This person was the first to circumnavigate the world (even though he died half way)
  27. 40. this man was the Conqueror of the unconquerable city of Constantinople
  28. 42. She oversaw England’s rise to power after taking the throne from her sister
  29. 44. She got her “Bloody” nickname from executing Protestants in England
  30. 45. Empire that took over most of Asia
  31. 46. the man named Holy Roman Emperor named by the Pope and created a struggle for power in Europe