Renaissance

2. not subject to or bound by religious rule; not belonging to or living in a monastic or other order.
5. German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press
6. relating to ancient Greek or Latin literature, art, or culture.
8. having or representing the sun as the center, as in the accepted astronomical model of the solar system.
9. talian merchant and explorer who traveled from Venice to China in the 13th century
11. a philosophical stance that emphasizes human potential and agency, focusing on the individual and social aspects of human beings

1. a saint who is considered a heavenly protector of a person, place, or activity, or a person who financially supports a cause or artist.
3. a period of European history, generally spanning from the 14th to the 17th century, marked by a revival of classical learning and art
4. the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point.
7. a powerful Italian banking dynasty that rose to prominence in Florence during the Italian Renaissance, wielding considerable political and economic influence from the 14th to 18th centuries.
9. his exceptional talent as a sculptor, painter, and architect,
10. network of ancient trade routes, primarily land-based but also including sea routes, that connected China and the Far East with the Middle East and Europe