Western Europe crossword

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  1. 4. Roman emperor who established "Roman Peace" (Pax Romana) and built a system of roads throughout his empire
  2. 6. city-state in Greece which was known for their military greatness
  3. 8. Isles made up several islands including Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) and Ireland (Northern Ireland and Ireland)
  4. 9. military leader of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in history; spread the Greek language throughout his empire
  5. 10. peninsula in the northernmost part of Europe made up of Norway and Sweden; with the North Sea to the southwest and the Baltic Sea to the southeast
  6. 17. a breaking from the Catholic Church sparked by Martin Luther
  7. 18. a person (like a noble) in the Middle Ages who used someone else's land with the promise they would fight for them
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  1. 1. Roman emperor who converted to Christianity, made Christianity legal, and ended the persecution of Christians
  2. 2. a period in which many new inventions were made that allowed for greater production of goods and for better travel
  3. 3. a peasant in the Middle Ages who farmed their lord's land and could not leave it
  4. 5. boot-shaped peninsula made up of Italy jutting out into the Mediterranean Sea
  5. 7. a German monk who started the Protestant Reformation
  6. 11. Columbus discovered America for Europe
  7. 12. city-state in Greece which was the birthplace of democracy and philosophy
  8. 13. a system in Europe in the Middle Ages where a lord let a vassal use his land as long as the vassal would fight for him
  9. 14. peninsula in the southwest made up of Spain and Portugal with the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the East
  10. 15. a series of wars fought Christian and Muslims for control of the Holy Lands from 1000s to 1200s
  11. 16. 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