Renaissance Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Unlike Italian artists. northern European artists did not use these as models for people and way of life
  2. 3. He painted the Sistine Chapel
  3. 6. The meaning of the word "Renaissance"
  4. 8. In northern Europe, scholars combined religious ideas with this
  5. 12. An English poet and playwright
  6. 13. Author that believed that rulers needed to instill fear within their followers
  7. 14. He was a Polish astronomer who discovered that Earth was not the center of the universe
  8. 15. He studied human anatomy to make his art more realistic
Down
  1. 1. Literature written in the language that the common people speak
  2. 3. What major body of water allowed the port cities of Genoa and Venice to thrive
  3. 4. Under her rule, England defeated the Spanish Armada
  4. 5. Venice was famous for manufacturing this product
  5. 7. Massive religion popular in Europe during this time
  6. 9. These helped spread ideas from Italy to northern Europe
  7. 10. After the Mongols helped make the route sager, this man helped reopen the Silk Road
  8. 11. This one word best summarizes the Renaissance