Renaissance Crossword

4. When someone hands out currency or money to you for artwork, sculptures and famous paintings.
5. Having or representing the Sun as the center, as in the accepted astronomical model of the solar system.
7. A famous sculptor who made the statue of David known as the thinker.
9. A Venetian merchant explorer.
10. The rediscovery and revival of the art literature and learning of Ancient Greece and Rome.
11. A powerful Italian banking family and political dynasty.
12. The increasing focus on human experiences, interests, and achievements, rather than solely on religious themes and the afterlife.

1. A technique that creates the illusion of depth on a flat surface by using mathematical lines that seem to converge at a vanishing point.
2. A philosophy that relies on the human world and religious events.
3. A famous German inventor.
6. A word that is French for "rebirth".
8. A network of ancient trade routes connecting the East and West, primarily China with the Mediterranean region, from the 2nd century BCE to the 14th century CE.