# Renaissance Worldviews Word Search

During the Renaissance, European thinkers and explorers developed new ways of understanding the world. The period sparked growth in astronomy, mathematics, and science ([Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/60)). Powerful city-states competed for trade and influence, while a humanist worldview emphasizing human potential and achievement took root ([Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/60)). Exploration and imperialism reflected an expansionist worldview that reshaped European identity and citizenship ([Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/60)). This game helps you recognize key vocabulary from the Renaissance and appreciate how the exchange of ideas during this era formed the basis for the Western worldview ([Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/57)).

## How to play

- Find each word in the grid. Words run horizontally (left to right), vertically (top to bottom), or diagonally in either direction.
- Circle or highlight each word as you find it. Some letters may be part of more than one word.
- Check your answers against the answer key when you finish.

## Words to find

- ASTRONOMY
- CITYSTATE
- EXPLORATION
- GEOGRAPHY
- HUMANISM
- IMPERIALISM
- RENAISSANCE
- WORLDVIEW

## Puzzle grid

| C | L | E | G | T | Q | K | E | S | F | M | I | D |
|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
| V | Y | M | C | J | N | O | X | W | K | G | G | H |
| R | G | E | O | G | R | A | P | H | Y | L | G | U |
| W | H | X | W | Q | X | Z | L | E | H | I | N | M |
| W | G | F | X | Y | Y | B | O | V | X | U | C | A |
| O | S | K | B | S | O | I | R | K | Q | U | I | N |
| R | E | N | A | I | S | S | A | N | C | E | T | I |
| L | Y | R | A | W | G | S | T | L | D | X | Y | S |
| D | O | I | M | P | E | R | I | A | L | I | S | M |
| V | A | S | T | R | O | N | O | M | Y | X | T | N |
| I | X | B | O | W | K | V | N | S | F | Q | A | D |
| E | E | P | V | T | K | I | N | M | H | F | T | J |
| W | A | C | I | I | F | Z | U | J | W | L | E | V |

## Answer key

- **ASTRONOMY**: row 10, column 2, across
- **CITYSTATE**: row 5, column 12, down
- **EXPLORATION**: row 1, column 8, down
- **GEOGRAPHY**: row 3, column 2, across
- **HUMANISM**: row 2, column 13, down
- **IMPERIALISM**: row 9, column 3, across
- **RENAISSANCE**: row 7, column 1, across
- **WORLDVIEW**: row 5, column 1, down

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*AILI game · language en · model claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 · generated 2026-09-17 · id 16b8fdec-f506-4a54-b4c9-56bb837d08cb*

### Sources

- node:n1: Social Studies › Social Studies (7–9) › Grade 8 › 8.2: Origins of a Western Worldview: Renaissance Europe › General Outcome (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/58)
- node:n2: Social Studies › Social Studies (7–9) › Grade 8 › 8.2: Origins of a Western Worldview: Renaissance Europe › General Outcome (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/57)
- node:n3: Social Studies › Social Studies (7–9) › Grade 8 › 8.2: Origins of a Western Worldview: Renaissance Europe › General Outcome (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/60)
- node:n4: Social Studies › Social Studies (7–9) › Grade 8 › 8.2: Origins of a Western Worldview: Renaissance Europe (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/56)
- node:n5: Social Studies › Social Studies (7–9) › Grade 8 › 8.2: Origins of a Western Worldview: Renaissance Europe › General Outcome (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/57)
- node:n6: Social Studies › Social Studies (7–9) › Grade 8 › 8.2: Origins of a Western Worldview: Renaissance Europe › General Outcome (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/59)
- node:n7: Social Studies › Social Studies (7–9) › Grade 8 › 8.2: Origins of a Western Worldview: Renaissance Europe › General Outcome (https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/58)