Renaissance Vocabulary

5. A wealthy person who supports an artist.
8. Having to do with worldly, rather than religious matters.
9. A system of government in which the voters elect officials to make laws & run the government.
14. Form of Christianity that is mixed with both Protestantism & Roman Catholicism.
16. Intellectual movement which revived (brought to life) the idea of viewing life through reason & recognizing human nature & experience.
17. Christian place of worship, which is usually a cross shaped building.
18. To give up one’s views or beliefs.
20. The belief that money would absolve (get rid of) someone’s sins and get them into heaven.

1. A person who agrees to live with and work for another person in return that they are taught a skill or trade.
2. Everyday use of speech by the people.
3. An art technique that allows the artist to show objects appearing at various distances (close & far away).
4. A government ruled by religious leaders who claim God's authority.
6. Religious belief that does not match the official teachings of the Church.
7. Period of great creativity and change in Europe from the 1300s through the 1600s.
10. The ideally perfect state where everyone is happy and in harmony.
11. The art of using words effectively in speaking or writing.
12. A person who studies and speaks or writes about a specific subject in great detail.
13. Someone who represents a government in its relationships with other governments.
15. Branch of Christianity that follows the teachings of Martin Luther.
19. State, A region that is independently ruled by a major city.