Renaissance Europe

5. group of people who made financial support for artists during the Renaissance
6. an Italian writer who climbed Ventoux (mountain in southern France) to show his skills of achievement
7. an Italian painter who developed realistic and naturalistic paintings of the human body
10. an ideal universal man created during the Renaissance who could respond to all situations
12. a Renaissance expectation for individuals to develop their talents to the fullest
14. focus on things not of the church
15. a belief appreciating nature and realistic reproductions
18. an Italian sculptor who carved a famous sculpture called "David"
20. the ideological center of the Renaissance that centered upon human knowledge and intellectual life
21. the social class that started to yield enormous power on trade centers in Mediterranean

1. the state in which Western Europe was never conquered by the Mongols
2. a belief in the importance of accumulating wealth and goods
3. an Italian writer who wrote a story of 100 tales called "The Decameron"
4. celebrating individual talents and achievements
8. a new form of Platonism with the belief that human perfection is achievable in life
9. time period of new artistic and cultural development centered on rebirth of Greco-Roman ideals
11. an Italian diplomat who wrote the book called "The Courtier" and contributed to the creation of Renaissance man
13. a city in central Italy where Italian Renaissance began and blossomed
16. an Italian author who wrote a book called "The Prince" to discuss how to seize and maintain power
17. the emperor of Ming Dynasty who was interested in Chinese maritime exploration
19. an Italian painter who is known for blending classical and religious styles into his paintings