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- 6. was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect.
- 9. the transitional movement in Europe between medieval and modern times beginning in the 14th century in Italy, lasting into the 17th century
- 10. is a doctrine, attitude, or way of life centered on human interests or values
- 11. was a German inventor and craftsman who invented the movable-type printing press. Though movable type was already in use in East Asia, Gutenberg's invention of the printing press enabled a much faster rate of printing.
- 12. of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred
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- 1. is a prestigious Italian banking family and politicthatdynasty who held great power in Florence from the 15th to the 18th century.
- 2. was a Florentine diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Italian Renaissance is the everyday language spoken by ordinary people in a particular region or country
- 3. method of painting water-based pigments on freshly applied plaster, usually on wall surfaces
- 4. is a half-length portrait painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. Considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, it has been described as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, [and] the most parodied work of art in the world."
- 5. known mononymously as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaiss is an ideal society that does not exist in reality.
- 7. venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, amateur theologian, and noted Renaissance humanist.
- 8. was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.