World History Crossword

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. The state of being under the control of another person (7)
  2. 4. The Romance language spoken in ___ and Brazil (10)
  3. 7. An economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's (12)
  4. 11. The period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world (11)
  5. 13. An adherent of ___ (10)
  6. 15. A member of a ___ church (plural) (9)
  7. 16. An autocracy governed by a ___ who usually inherits the authority (8)

Down

  1. 1. Improvement in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc (11)
  2. 3. A careful systematic search (11)
  3. 5. The act of increasing in size or volume or quantity or scope (9)
  4. 6. A highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption (8)
  5. 8. The Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain (7)
  6. 9. A vessel that carries passengers or freight (plural) (5)
  7. 10. A drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving (10)
  8. 12. An indigenous person who was born in a particular place (6)
  9. 14. The commercial exchange of goods and services (5)