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