European Cultural History

2. Currency of Italy before the introduction of the Euro
4. Famous Greek philosopher
8. Revolutionary economist and philosopher of the 19th century
9. Second-longest river of Europe originating in Germany and flowing through 10 countries
10. The newest member state of the EU, following the 2013 Enlargement
11. Period in European history following the Middle Ages, which witnessed revival of culture from the Antiquity
14. The eternal city and the cradle of Europe’s largest empires in history
15. Country which witnessed a series of revolutions in 1917, dismantling the Tsarist rule
16. Famous Austrian music composer hailed as one of the Greats of Western classical music
19. Capital of Estonia
20. Indigenous people of Scandinavia
22. Prolific German writer of the 18th-19th centuries
23. Discriminated community in Europe tracing its origins to the Indian subcontinent
25. The Treaty which formalised the creation of the European Union
26. First Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire; King of Franks
27. French Enlightenment philosopher and writer whose real name was François-Marie Arouet

1. Italian city which is the seat of the oldest continuing university in the world
3. Military general and later emperor of France following the French Revolution
5. The ‘Holy Wars’ sanctioned by Papal orders against Muslims
6. Famous Royal House in Europe which later ruled as the Austro-Hungarian Empire
7. (Acronym)Organization created by the Treaty of Rome
12. Author of the Odyssey and Iliad
13. (Acronym)Collective defence treaty between European countries and the US
17. The feared Hun of the Roman Empire
18. Famous German philosopher of the 18th century; author of Critique of Pure Reason
21. Famous English Charter of the 13th century
24. Greek goddess of wisdom and courage