Renaissance Crossword

4. A person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity.
5. The theory that the Sun was the center of the universe.
7. A great Renaissance artist who was also an influential architect and poet.
9. A venetian explorer that discovered the Americas.
10. Relating to ancient Greek or Latin literature, art, or culture.
11. The family that controlled the government of Florence for many years.
12. An interest in worldly ideas and events, not just religious ones.

1. A way of showing people and things as they appear at different distances.
2. An emphasis on worldly concerns; belief in the worth of the individual and that reason is the path to knowledge.
3. A German printer who developed the printing press.
6. The renewed interest in learning and the arts; French word for “rebirth.”
8. A trade route for caravans that spread from China to the Middle East.