Across
- 4. a wealthy individual, often a member of the aristocracy or the church, who provided financial support to artists, writers, or other creative individuals
- 5. a sun-centered theory of the universe made by Nicolaus Copernicus
- 7. an architect and artist best known for his works in the Sistine Chapel
- 9. a Venetian merchant whose goal was to meet Kublai Khan in China
- 10. the rediscovery and admiration of the art, architecture, literature, and philosophy
- 11. Florence’s wealthiest family who were patrons of the arts and owned the largest bank in Europe
- 12. becoming more interested in worldly ideas, not just religious ones
Down
- 1. a way of showing things and people as they appear at different distances
- 2. a religion balanced with the human mind
- 3. a German printer who developed the printing press
- 6. the French word for “rebirth”
- 8. a collection of trade routes that spread throughout Asia, Europe, and Africa