Renaissance

5. talented painter and sculptor who carved the David from marble
8. the famous portrait painted by da Vinci of a wealthy merchants wife
9. genius painter, sculptor and inventor
11. the skill of reading which became more widespread due to the printing press
12. this brought Europeans into contact with the Middle East

1. the city-state that was the "birthplace" of the renaissance
2. outside of the influence of religion
3. the city-state that had the biggest population and was home to the Pope
4. a wealthy person who paid for an artists original work
6. the philosophy that looked beyond religion for answers and knowledge
7. powerful family that gained wealth and power from running their own bank
10. the city-state that controlled the waters and controlled the trade with the Ottomans
13. this trade route brought rare goods from East Asia over land routes