Across
- 2. a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.
- 7. a multi-ethnic, complex, and decentralized political entity in central Europe that lasted from the Middle Ages until its dissolution in 1806
- 10. the Roman Catholic faith.
- 11. a monumental architectural serving as a pivotal symbol of Byzantine and Ottoman history
- 12. a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.
- 13. he spread of cultural elements like ideas, styles, religions, technologies, and languages from one group or society to another
- 14. the Bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- 15. an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law.
Down
- 1. the formal split of the Christian Church into the Roman Catholic Church in the West and the Eastern Orthodox Church in the East
- 3. A violent week of uprising in Constantinople where Justinian was almost overthrown before his gaurds brutally beat and killed tens of thousand of people.
- 4. the general increase in prices for goods and services over time
- 5. Middle Ages in Europe, roughly from the 5th to the 10th century, characterized by a perceived decline in intellectual, cultural, and scientific achievements following the fall of the Roman Empire.
- 6. a combustible compound emitted by a flame-throwing weapon and used to set light to enemy ships. It was first used by the Greeks besieged in Constantinople (673–78).
- 8. someone who follows a nature-based, earth-centered spirituality, often polytheistic
- 9. the male head of a family or tribe.