Across
- 2. the rapid expansion of trade and commerce that transformed Europe, starting in the 16th century
- 3. an 18th-century movement that sought to apply scientific methods to the study of society and its problems
- 5. the notion that a ruler’s power is derived from God and cannot be questioned
- 7. a system of rule in which a monarch or other ruler enjoys unlimited power
- 8. rising prices, usually caused by an increase in the money supply
- 10. Spanish conquerors of the Americas
- 11. the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the eastern and western hemispheres
- 13. persons of mixed European and Native American ancestry
- 15. the devastation of American Indian populations by diseases brought over from Europe
- 17. the spread of ideas and values originating in Europe and the Western world
- 18. a Renaissance philosophy emphasizing the worth of the individual and balancing religious faith with secular learning
- 19. non-religious, related to concerns of the world
- 20. the military advances that resulted from the development of gunpowder weaponry
Down
- 1. a shift in thinking about the study of nature that began in the mid-1500s and moved beyond religious teachings
- 4. an economic system in which all resources are privately owned and markets determine how those resources are distributed
- 6. a reform movement of the 16th and 17th centuries that split the Catholic Church and gave birth to the Protestant religion
- 9. the movement to revive Catholicism in response to the Reformation
- 12. the process by which the regions, peoples, and economies of the world are becoming increasingly interconnected
- 14. a complex system of officials and workers who manage the activities of a government
- 16. the flowering of art and culture that began in Italy in the 1300s and later spread to the rest of Europe