Across
- 4. a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity.
- 5. having or representing the sun as the center, as in the accepted astronomical model of the solar system.
- 7. a highly influential Italian Renaissance artist, known for his mastery of sculpture, painting, and architecture
- 9. a Venetian merchant who traveled to Asia during the Mongol Empire's reign
- 10. a Renaissance cultural movement that emphasizes the study of ancient Greek and Roman literature, philosophy, and art, particularly in an educational context
- 11. a powerful Italian banking family and political dynasty that ruled Florence and later Tuscany from the 15th to the 18th century
- 12. denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis.
Down
- 1. a way of looking at or thinking about something, also known as a point of view or viewpoint
- 2. a philosophy that emphasizes the dignity and worth of individuals, focusing on human interests, values, and potential for self-realization through reason and critical thinking
- 3. German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press
- 6. the revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries.
- 8. a network of ancient trade routes that connected the East and West, primarily between China and the Mediterranean, during the Roman and Medieval periods