Across
- 4. Early human understanding of our place in the universe
- 8. Most powerful political and cultural institution in Medieval Europe
- 11. Wealthy merchant family that was a major patron of the arts in the Renaissance
- 13. Developed laws of gravity and calculus
- 14. Everyone's favorite piece of Renaissance art
- 16. Rates of this increased as a result of the spread of printing in Europe
- 17. Philosophy that emphasized learning and the human experience
- 18. Example of an Italian Renaissance painter
- 20. Sponsoring the work of artists
- 22. Model of the solar system with the Earth revolving around the sun
- 23. Rebirth of Greek and Roman culture in Europe
Down
- 1. Discovered that planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits
- 2. System for developing an understanding of the physical world
- 3. Developed heliocentric theory
- 5. Where the Renaissance began
- 6. Used telescope to prove the findings of Copernicus and Kepler
- 7. Access to this made Italian cities wealthy in the Middle Ages
- 9. A significant change in our approach to understanding the world around us
- 10. The language spoken in everyday life
- 12. Concept that it was the obligation of the wealthy to be actively involved in their communities
- 15. Discovered circulation of blood in the human body
- 19. Title held by the leader of the Catholic Church
- 21. Developed the movable type printing press in Europe