Renaissance Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. Wealthy banking family that sponsored artists and commissioned works
  2. 10. Dutch philosopher and Christian humanist, influential in the Protestant Reformation
  3. 12. Empire that traded goods like wheat, spices, silk, cotton, and leather
  4. 13. Renowned artist known for works like the Sistine Chapel ceiling and the David
  5. 14. Persian empire that traded turquoise and luxury items
  6. 15. Period of cultural and intellectual change in Europe
  7. 17. Scholar and poet known as the 'Father of Humanism'
  8. 18. Wealthy individuals who sponsored artists and commissioned works
Down
  1. 1. Emphasis on the individual and human-centered thinking
  2. 2. Political theorist known for his work 'The Prince'
  3. 4. Renaissance genius known for his diverse talents and works like the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
  4. 5. Focus on worldly themes instead of religious
  5. 6. de Medici Italian statesman and patron of Renaissance culture
  6. 7. Alighieri Author of The Divine Comedy, an imaginative vision of the afterlife
  7. 8. Painter of the Early Renaissance known for works like The Birth of Venus
  8. 9. Banking center of Europe due to strategic location and banking families like the Medici
  9. 11. High Renaissance painter and architect known for works like The School of Athens
  10. 16. Powerful Islamic rulers in Egypt and Syria