Renaissance Crossword Puzzle

2. italian poet famous for writing the divine comedy
3. Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance
5. belief in the ability to live life without offending god
6. the everyday speech of people, started writing in their spoken language
8. worldly and concerned with the present life
9. influential and popular playwright responsible for many of the stories that are the bane of your existence in English class
10. a wealthy family that supported many famous renaissance artists, and ruled the city of Florence
12. a way of regarding situations or topics
14. an ideal or perfect worldly state
16. a machine that allowed books to be copied quickly and en masse

1. a statesman of Florence that advocated a strong central government
4. famous and skillful painter and sculptor, painted the Sistine chapel and sculpted the famous statue of David
7. Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther
11. revolutionary inventor, created designs for the first tank, plane, parachute and other technologies
13. invented the printing press, but received little recognition at the time
15. someone who supports or champions something