Across
- 2. an independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
- 4. a Protestant denomination of Christian faith founded by John Calvin
- 7. common language
- 9. a Renaissance artist, renowned for his painting and sculpture
- 10. a particular religious group within a larger faith; for example, Lutheranism is one denomination within Christianity.
- 11. an Italian city-state and leading cultural center during the Renaissance
Down
- 1. collectively, areas of study that focus on human life and culture, such as history, literature, and ethics
- 3. a religious reform movement from the early 1500s to the 1600s that led to the formation of new Christian groups
- 5. a grant by the Catholic Church that released a person from punishment for sins
- 6. a philosophy that tries to balance religious faith with an emphasis on individual dignity and an interest in nature and human society
- 8. a great flowering of culture, based on classical Greek and Roman ideas and art, that began in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and spread throughout Europe