Across
- 1. Belief that diseases were spread by bad air.
- 3. People who buy and sell goods for profit.
- 5. Belief in the importance of individual rights and freedom.
- 7. Powerful Italian family known for banking and patronage.
- 8. Thick stew or soup, typically made from vegetables and grains.
- 11. System for managing waste and maintaining cleanliness.
- 13. Religious wars aimed at reclaiming Jerusalem.
- 15. Invention that revolutionized mass communication.
- 21. Technique in art to show depth and three-dimensionality.
- 22. Relating to cities or town life.
- 23. Ability to read and write.
- 25. Focus on worldly, not religious, matters.
- 26. Process of becoming different.
- 27. People who physically punished themselves as penance.
Down
- 2. End of the world or catastrophic event.
- 4. Period in European history from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance.
- 6. Handwritten documents or books.
- 9. Act of doubting or seeking answers
- 10. Famous political treatise by Machiavelli.
- 12. Renaissance art and culture that developed in northern Europe
- 14. Renaissance political philosopher, author of "The Prince."
- 16. Intellectual movement emphasizing human potential and achievements.
- 17. Exchange of goods or services.
- 18. Average number of years a person is expected to live.
- 19. Everyday language spoken by common people.
- 20. 14th-century plague that killed millions in Europe.
- 21. Wealthy supporters of artists or scholars.
- 24. Referring to ancient Greek and Roman culture.