Renaissance Language

3. art of making two- or three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, esp. by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster
7. branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
8. study of historical records to establish the dates of past events
9. action or process of reforming an institution or practice
11. long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic
12. arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively
13. or relating to the Middle Ages
14. outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems

1. continent in the northern hemisphere, separated from Africa on the south by the Mediterranean Sea and from Asia on the east roughly by the Bosporus, the Caucasus Mountains, and the Ural Mountains.
2. revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries
4. study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, esp. when considered as an academic discipline
5. place regarded in various religions as the abode of God (or the gods) and the angels, and of the good after death, often traditionally depicted as being above the sky
6. place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven
10. period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation