Renaissance

2. Florentine philosopher known primarily for his political ideas
6. designed and built the first known mechanized printing press in Europe
7. something is not religious in nature.
9. the everyday language spoken by ordinary people in a particular region or country.
10. Shakespeare updated the simplistic, two-dimensional writing style of pre-Renaissance drama.
13. noted Renaissance humanist

1. an imaginary community or society that possesses highly desirable or near-perfect qualities for its members.
2. sculptor, painter and architect
3. his work as a scientist and an inventor
4. a mural painting technique that involves painting with water-based paint directly onto wet plaster so that the paint becomes an integral part of the plaster.
5. the revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries
8. a Renaissance cultural movement which turned away from medieval scholasticism and revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought.
11. a portrait of the wife of a Florentine merchant.
12. an art-loving family of wealthy bankers