Renaissance Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. a person chosen, named, or honored as a special guardian, protector, or supporter.
  2. 5. Nicolaus Copernicus
  3. 7. The frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
  4. 9. a Venetian merchant and adventurer
  5. 10. of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilization and its culture.
  6. 11. an art-loving family of wealthy bankers (and three popes),
  7. 12. not having any connection with religion
Down
  1. 1. the way individuals see the world.
  2. 2. a philosophy of life that considers the welfare of humankind – rather than the welfare of a supposed God or gods
  3. 3. The printing press
  4. 6. a period in European civilization that was marked by a revival of Classical learning and wisdom.
  5. 8. a series of ancient trade networks