Italy

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. A public meeting or assembly for open discussion (5)
  2. 2. Ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius (7)
  3. 3. An indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels (5)
  4. 8. Florentine sculptor and painter and architect (12)
  5. 11. Capital and largest city of Italy (4)
  6. 13. An early Christian church designed like a Roman ___ (8)
  7. 14. Shepherd boy who defeated Goliath (5)
  8. 15. A region in central Italy (7)

Down

  1. 1. A city in central Italy on the Arno (8)
  2. 4. A port and tourist center in southwestern Italy (6)
  3. 5. A low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof (7)
  4. 6. A public square with room for pedestrians (6)
  5. 7. An oval large stadium with tiers of seats (8)
  6. 9. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (6)
  7. 10. The residence of the Catholic Pope in the ___ City (7)
  8. 12. A city in Tuscany (4)