Across
- 1. an Italian astronomer and mathematician whose discoveries using a telescope supported the heliocentric universe theories of Copernicus.
- 3. the global exchange of goods, ideas, plants and animals, and disease
- 4. an Italian explorer and navigator who went on Mediterranean and Africa expeditions, thought up a plan to sail west to reach India and China, and found support from the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella.
- 5. treaty of 1763 that ended the Seven Years’ War and resulted in British dominance of the Americas
- 6. a form of government in which a ruler has complete authority over the government and lives of the people
- 15. idea that a ruler's authority came directly from God
- 16. areful, step-by-step process used to confirm findings and to prove or disprove a hypothesis
- 17. French possessions in present-day Canada from the 1500s to 1763
- 18. dynasty established by the Manchus in the mid-1600s that lasted until the early 1900s; China’s last dynasty
- 19. an English soldier and gentleman who led the forces against Charles I of England during the English Civil War. He made himself Lord Protector of England in 1653
Down
- 2. an Italian artist considered the ideal Renaissance man due to his varied talents.
- 3. government whose power is defined and limited by law
- 7. Portuguese explorer and navigator who in 1498 was the first person to directly reach India by sailing around Africa.
- 8. based on the belief that the earth is at the center of the universe
- 9. a Portuguese navigator and explorer who as a young man went on Portuguese expeditions to India and Africa, and later won Spanish support for his September 1519 expedition to sail west to reach the Moluccas.
- 10. parliamentary advisors to the king who originally met in a small room
- 11. Protestants whose views and opinions differed from those of the Church of England
- 12. an Italian painter also known for his sculpture, engineering, architecture, and poems. His famous marble statue, David
- 13. based on the belief that the sun is the center of the universe
- 14. to travel completely around the world
