Renaissance Crossword

5. a painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries.
7. an ideal commonwealth whose inhabitants exist under seemingly perfect conditions.
9. the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.
10. a work of art, especially a painting on wood, set above and behind an altar.
11. a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages.
13. an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems.
14. a period in European civilization that was marked by a revival of Classical learning and wisdom.

1. denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis.
2. a period considered the peak in the history of a country or people, a time period when the greatest achievements were made.
3. The "Bard of Avon"
4. the period of European history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West (5th century) to the fall of Constantinople (1453)
6. 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.
8. a person chosen, named, or honored as a special guardian, protector, or supporter.
12. relating to ancient Greek or Latin literature, art, or culture.