Across
- 2. The idea that people have great potential and can achieve amazing things through learning and creativity
- 4. A city that was home to ancient knowledge and fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 spreading ideas to Italy
- 6. People who manage money keep it safe and lend it to others
- 8. A land that European explorers discovered during the Renaissance while looking for new trade routes
- 9. A famous artist and inventor during the Renaissance who painted the Mona Lisa and studied many subjects like science and anatomy
- 11. A type of government where people vote to make decisions
- 13. People who buy and sell goods often becoming wealthy through trade
- 14. A machine invented by Johannes Gutenberg that made books faster and cheaper to produce spreading knowledge
- 17. A city that rules itself like a small country with its own government and army
- 20. A powerful Italian city-state famous for its sea trade and beautiful canals
- 21. Places where people store money get loans and manage finances
Down
- 1. People who travel on ships to explore trade or discover new lands
- 3. Kings queens and their relatives who often ruled countries and funded explorations during the Renaissance
- 5. A time of rebirth in Europe (1300s–1600s) when people became interested in art, science, and learning
- 7. A famous explorer who traveled to Asia and brought back stories and ideas to Europe
- 10. Traveling to unknown places to discover new lands goods or ideas
- 12. A wealthy Italian city-state known for its wool trade and as a center of art and learning during the Renaissance
- 15. Money that banks or people lend to others which must be paid back later
- 16. An art technique that makes paintings look more realistic by showing depth and distance
- 18. The time before the Renaissance (500–1300 AD) when Europe was divided into small kingdoms and life was mostly focused on survival
- 19. A rich and powerful family in Florence who supported artists and helped the Renaissance grow