Renaissance Review Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 2. One reason Italy is where the Renaissance started is that it did not have a strong ____ system.
  2. 3. Alberti referred to architecture as a “social __” because it was a blend of beauty & usefulness for the improvement of society.
  3. 8. Everyday spoken language of the people.
  4. 9. The system of belief that says people should give up worldly desires and seek enlightenment.
  5. 12. Viking invaders from ___ caused great disorder in Western Europe after Charlemagne’s empire collapsed.
  6. 17. What was Cervantes’ book? It was considered the 1st major work of Spanish literature. (2 words)
  7. 18. Most medieval art dealt with __themes.
  8. 22. The mass printing of the __ had the greatest impact on literacy rates.
  9. 23. The ancestors of William the Conqueror settled down and became the _______.
  10. 24. The Last Judgment was painted by __.
  11. 25. __ style churches had larger windows, fewer walls on the inside, and higher ceilings (compared to other medieval churches).
  12. 26. The word __ means non-religious.
  13. 27. Lorenzo de’ ___ was the head of a wealthy banking family.
  14. 29. As a result of how wealthy merchants spent their money, __ (city) became a showcase of Renaissance art & architecture.
  15. 30. Dante Alighieri’s work, The Divine Comedy, was significant because it was written in Italian, not __.
  16. 31. The Tale of Genji is considered one of the world's first novels. It was written by Murasaki Shikibu, who was a _____.
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  1. 1. The author of In Praise of Folly (which used satire to criticize the Church).
  2. 4. Machiavelli’s book about how to get, keep, & lose political power. (2 words)
  3. 5. Renaissance painting showed __-looking figures.
  4. 6. Three key ideas during the Renaissance were humanism, secularism, and __.
  5. 7. People in the Muslim culture valued literacy because it was important for them to read the __. Because of this their literature flourished.
  6. 10. He wrote Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
  7. 11. Wealthy merchants & bankers helped to promote learning & the arts by becoming __.
  8. 13. In More’s Utopia the city was governed by __.
  9. 14. One of its benefits was that it could be used over and over again.(2 words)
  10. 15. Italy was a better place for _____ growth (growth related to trade or business)than other European countries because of its geographical location.
  11. 16. A large, single printed sheet that was considered the earliest form of newspapers.
  12. 19. The view that religion did not have to be the center of human affairs.
  13. 20. A type of manual that was popular reading material during the Renaissance.
  14. 21. Block printing traveled to Europe from China by way of __ traders.
  15. 28. Church officials begin to __ certain published works because they wanted to stop the growing criticism of the Church.