history

2. French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king
4. Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation;
6. the northern part of Belgium, where the main language spoken is Dutch
7. considered the greatest Italian poet,
10. guides an association of workers of the same trade for mutual benefit.
13. the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the western part of the country
14. the illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest.
15. the quality of being patriotic; devotion to and vigorous support for one's country.

1. a worker or sports player who is reliable but not outstanding.
3. any of the military expeditions made by Christian countries in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims
5. a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages.
8. a French medieval lyric poet composing and singing in Provençal in the 11th to 13th centuries, especially on the theme of courtly love
9. the central European monarchy that ruled over a collection of lands from the 13th century to 1918
11. a city in SE France, on the Rhône:
12. the most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative center.