Renaissance Italy

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6. a wealthy individual, family, or institution (like the Church) that provided financial support, commissions, and protection to artists, architects, and scholars.
7. A belief system that believes in individual people
9. a specific point of view, attitude, or mental framework through which individuals interpret situations, shaped by their beliefs and experiences
10. a French word meaning "rebirth”
12. a network of Asian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century

1. The sun is at the center.
3. was considered the wealthiest in Europe for a time. From this base, they acquired political power initially in Florence and later in wider Italy and Europe.
4. traditional, enduring styles, specifically relating to ancient Greek and Roman culture, or serious, long-established European music
5. Italian sculptor and painter
8. Venetian merchant and explorer
11. to focus on worldly, temporal matters rather than spiritual or religious ones, separating civil affairs from religious influence