The Renaissance

2. ____ encouraged businesses such as silk manufacturing, the wool trade, and gold crafts.
6. ____ is french for "rebirth."
7. ___ were also sought by guilds and civic groups.
9. ____ did much during the Renaissance to revive interest in classical learning.
11. ___ became the artistic center of the Renaissance.

1. _______ weakened as trade and industry grew.
3. ___ was the birthplace of the Renaissance.
4. ______ were drawn to towns because of the promises of wages.
5. ____ also built many new churches in Florence and hired artists and sculptors to decorate them.
8. ____ was the most important course of study.
10. ____ was the home of the powerful Catholic Church.