Across
- 6. A wealthy class of these people dominated politics in city- states. Unlike nobles, earned their power/ wealth- individual achievement became important
- 7. 70% of Renaissance artists spent at least a portion of their career here and it is the hub of the Renaissance
- 10. Became the most powerful institution in Europe and it's domination shaped the period
- 11. Reduced the population of Europe by ⅓
- 12. Non religious in nature, worldly rather than spiritual, concerned with the here and now.
- 13. The “spirit of the Renaissance”
- 15. Renaissance literally means this in French
Down
- 1. Attempts during the Middle Ages by European Christians to regain the Holy Land from Muslims by force.
- 2. Those who financially support the arts included merchants, powerful families, & even the Church.
- 3. Renaissance scholars took inspiration from the culture of classical _______ and Rome.
- 4. Powerful banking family who ruled the city- state of Florence & owned banks throughout Europe.
- 5. 90% of the population in Europe
- 8. King provided land grants to nobles called lords in return for military service & loyalty
- 9. Region in Italy that was the Birthplace of the Renaissance
- 14. Persian astronomer/ mathematician al- Khwarizmi introduced Europe to this