Across
- 3. a political system governed by a few people
- 5. death
- 8. a formal association of people with similar interests
- 11. a particular period in history
- 12. a dictator with absolute power
- 16. study of planets and stars
- 17. is a collection of values and beliefs about life that is common to a group
- 18. subtly skillful handling of a situation
- 20. of the arts a person who supports the arts with money
- 21. an instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets
- 22. in order of rank or authority
- 23. judgment c. an opinion based on a person's individual values and beliefs
- 24. a formal agreement
- 25. way of life of a group of people, including language, rules of behaviour, religion, spirituality, arts, literature, sciences, traditions, and other everyday aspect of life
- 26. a city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
- 27. government free from external control
- 29. all the weapons and equipment that a country has
- 30. a. pope and the gov't of the Roman Catholic Church
Down
- 1. h. the movement of population away from the countryside and into cities
- 2. members or a royal household
- 4. ages the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
- 6. system the economic and social system of medieval Europe. Lords received land from the ruler and serfs worked the land for the lord.
- 7. the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world
- 9. A person who makes a long journey for religious reasons
- 10. A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting
- 13. a group of people linked by common activities or interests and sharing a location
- 14. holy wars
- 15. any epidemic disease with a high death rate
- 19. a Roman building used for public administration
- 21. the most powerful members of a society
- 28. paint onto wet plaster on a wall