The Renaissance

3. An Italian city-state known for its canals and shipbuilding industry.
5. An English playwright and poet whose works are still celebrated today.
8. A major Renaissance city in Italy, known for its wealth in trade and banking.
12. A trade route connecting Europe and Asia, significant for the flow of goods and culture.
14. A period in European history from 1350-1550, known for a renewed interest in art, learning, and the classical past.
16. A Renaissance writer and politician known for writing The Prince, which offered advice to rulers about gaining and maintaining power.
17. A Renaissance intellectual movement that emphasized the value of human beings, their achievements, and their potential.
18. A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
19. Subjects like poetry, history, and art that focus on human activities and culture.

1. The head of the Medici family who wanted to make Florence the most beautiful city in the world.
2. An artistic technique used during the Renaissance to give drawings and paintings a three-dimensional effect.
4. A machine for printing text or pictures, invented by Johann Gutenberg, that made books more accessible.
5. Being more focused on worldly matters than religious ones.
6. A Renaissance artist known for painting the Sistine Chapel and sculpting David.
7. A Renaissance artist and inventor known for masterpieces like The Last Supper and sketches that inspired modern technology.
9. A blend of humanist and Christian ideas, emphasizing the teachings of Jesus and criticism of church corruption.
10. Inventor of the printing press with movable type, which revolutionized book production.
11. A German painter known for his realistic paintings and studies of human anatomy.
13. A wealthy banking family from Florence that ruled the city and were patrons of the arts.
15. An Italian writer famous for The Divine Comedy and for writing in the Italian language instead of Latin.