Renaissance Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. An enormously wealthy institution. It owned 1/3 of the land in Europe and charged taxes on that land.
  2. 7. Ancient Greeks and Romans being interconnected
  3. 9. The present time; keeping things the same
Down
  1. 1. They had no official beliefs and no established traditions. Their ideas differed from those of the Catholic Church.
  2. 2. An organization that was controlled by the experts in a certain type of trade. It set standards for the quality of products, controlled prices, kept out the unskilled and eliminated competition.
  3. 3. Financial art supporters. They're wealthy citizens that wanted to be known for generosity, so they began donating huge sums to fund new buildings and charities.
  4. 4. Formal banishment from the Church
  5. 6. Openly criticizing God's teachings. Its considered sinful, and people who did it often paid with their lives.
  6. 8. To fix or rehabilitate.