Ch 19 Section 1 Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. Polo – Venetian trader whose travels sparked interest in Asian goods and cultures.
  2. 4. Road – A major trade route that linked China and Europe.
  3. 6. Alighieri – A writer who used the vernacular language and helped shape modern Italian.
  4. 8. – The Italian city that became the center of the Renaissance.
  5. 10. – Non-religious; concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters.
  6. 11. – A person who studies a subject in great detail, especially the classics during the Renaissance.
  7. 12. – The everyday language spoken by ordinary people.
  8. 14. – A way of thinking that emphasizes the value of human beings and the study of classical works.
  9. 15. – The literature, philosophy, and art of ancient Greece and Rome.
Down
  1. 1. – A growing industry during the Renaissance, especially in Florence.
  2. 3. – An independent political unit made up of a city and its surrounding territory.
  3. 5. – A person who supports artists, especially financially.
  4. 7. – A powerful banking family who were major patrons of the arts in Florence.
  5. 9. – An artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface.
  6. 13. – A rebirth of art and learning in Europe.