Across
- 5. combination of humanist and religious ideas
- 8. a fee that borrowers pay for the use of someone else’s money. This fee is usually a certain percentage of the loan.
- 10. means “rebirth”
- 11. trader from Venice who was on the court and a government official for Kublai Khan. He wrote about his travels around China and Asia.
- 12. a method of showing a three-dimensional scene on a flat surface so that it looks real
- 13. famous artist from Germany. Studied anatomy so he could pain people more realistically. Created religious paintings for churches. Famous for print work.
- 14. a sculptor, painter, architect, inventor, engineer, town planner and map maker. Created The Last Supper and The Mona Lisa
- 16. Dutch priest. Believed that humans had free will
- 17. famous poet and playwright; wrote more than 30 comedies, tragedies, and histories
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- 1. Italian writer who was also a politician. Wrote a short book called “The Prince”. In his writings, he argued people should focus on the now. His writings serve as a good example for how interest in human behavior affected politics and society during the Renaissance.
- 2. a new way of thinking and learning that the study of the humanities led to
- 3. developed a printing press that used movable type where each letter was a separate piece
- 4. Italian poet. Wrote about human behavior. Explored classical thought and Christian teachings.
- 5. the leader of Florence's richest family and who ruled the city. He redesigned many buildings in Florence and loved the arts/education
- 6. Italian artist. Designed buildings, wrote poetry, carved sculptures, painted pictures. Painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.
- 7. wrote Don Quixote (poking fun at the Middle Ages).
- 9. Supper a painting that shows Jesus eating a meal with his apostles
- 15. poet and politician. Wrote “The Divine Comedy”. He wrote about many problems he saw in Italian society.