Renaissance

2. North America, Central America, and South America
7. italian explore
8. historical practice of discovering remote lands
11. put to extreme work
12. led to the development of Christianity as a cultural institution in Europe after the fall of Rome
14. largest and richest urban center in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
15. English playwright, poet and actor
16. capital of Italy

1. religious reform movement that swept through Europe in the 1500s.
3. extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authoritys
4. revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries.
5. earliest known chemical explosive
6. philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential and agency of human beings
9. transfer of goods
10. German priest
13. active painter during the renaissance