Geography of Europe

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  1. 1. peninsula made up of Greece; juts out into the Mediterranean Sea
  2. 4. city-state in Greece which was the birthplace of democracy and philosophy
  3. 9. a person (like a king) in the Middle Ages who owned land and let another person use it as long as they would fight for them
  4. 10. city-state in Greece which was known for their military greatness
  5. 12. a system in Europe in the Middle Ages where a lord let vassal use his land as long as he would fight for him
  6. 14. the largest island (non-continent) in the world; geographically a part of North America but often grouped with Western Europe for political and cultural reasons
  7. 15. military leader of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in history
  8. 16. mountains found in France, Switzerland, Austria, and Italy; separates Italy from the rest of Europe
  9. 17. a period in which many new inventions were made that allowed for greater production of goods and for better travel
  10. 18. a period of time in which European countries explored to find new lands
  11. 20. a German monk who started the Protestant Reformation
  12. 22. peninsula in the northernmost part of Europe with the North Sea to the southwest and the Baltic Sea to the southeast; made up of Norway and Sweden
  13. 24. a peasant in the Middle Ages who farmed their lord's land and could not leave it
  14. 25. mountains which separate Spain from France
  15. 26. mountains which runs down the boot Italy
Down
  1. 2. peninsula in the southwest made up of Spain and Portugal with the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the East
  2. 3. a period of renewed interested in learning and discovering in Europe resulting from the rediscovery of ancient books written by the Greeks and Romans; means "re-birth"
  3. 5. a person (like a noble) in the Middle Ages who used someone else's land with the promise they would fight for them
  4. 6. boot-shaped peninsula made up of Italy jutting out into the Mediterranean Sea
  5. 7. a breaking from the Catholic Church sparked by Martin Luther
  6. 8. a series of wars fought from 1000s to 1200s Christian and Muslims for control of the Holy Lands
  7. 11. Nevada mountain range in Spain
  8. 13. the piece of land that was owned by a lord but used by a vassal
  9. 19. discovered America for Europe
  10. 21. made up several islands including Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) and Ireland (Northern Ireland and Ireland)
  11. 23. Roman emperor who