The Renaissance
Across
- 2. a popular painting by Albrecht Durer that shows a man and woman
- 6. created David, the Sistine Chapel, and La Pieta
- 8. a book about the perfect society written by Thomas Moore
- 9. perspective a way to make a flat, 2-D surface appear 3-D
- 11. focus on worldy affairs and de-emphasis of religion
- 12. created the School of Athens and Transfiguration
- 13. wrote "In Praise of Folly" (last name only)
- 14. the location the renaissance took place
- 16. using math to understand the universe
- 18. a very popular poet who wrote 27 plays, including Hamlet (last name only)
- 19. created The Birth of Venus and Primavera (last name only)
- 20. an emphasis on education and developing one's abilities
Down
- 1. a focus on human potential and self expression
- 3. a major city in Italy where the renaissance took place
- 4. 24 stories about a group of pilgrims traveling from London to Canterberry, written by Geoffrey Chaucer
- 5. focus on realistic human behavior and emotions
- 7. a focus on ancient Greek and Roman Culture
- 10. the renaissance marks the period from the ________, to the early modern era
- 15. famous artist who created the Mona Lisa and Last Supper
- 17. a book written by Niccolo Machiavelli about how rulers should mantain power