The Renaissance

2. the invention which made for fast and cheap copies of written texts
5. the Renaissance can be considered a transition from the Medieval to the ____ _____
7. this infects the Church hierarchy during Late Medieval / Renaissance period...leading many to call for reform
8. wrote "The Prince"
10. the institution which experienced a decline in prestige and trust during the Renaissance (and much criticism)
13. Italy was not unified during the Renaissance, but contained many warring ____ ____ (like ancient Greece)
14. this number system was adopted during the Renaissance era due to increased trade (and the ease of use of the new system)
15. term for humanist scholars in N.Europe who used humanist academic scholarship to apply to Christian teaching and Bible Study
17. the most famous of all Renaissance artists...painted Mona Lisa and the Last Supper
18. English play-write who wrote in English...not Latin...still relevant today
20. the term for a cultural 'rebirth' or 'awakening'
22. the Renaissance began in ______
23. this economic system developed to make buying and selling far from home easier...and led to banks

1. term for the Renaissance as it spread north
3. "The Father of Humanism" / most important Renaissance scholar in terms of Classical Latin
4. humanist N.European scholar who criticized the Catholic Church
6. scholarship started to be written in the _____ (language of the people) rather than in Latin
9. this period (series of futile wars) revived trade in the Mediterranean...and thus cities
11. the Renaissance saw a rebirth in _____ culture (period of ancient Greece and Rome)
12. Renaissance art blended humanism with _____ themes
16. famous artist/sculptor who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling
19. the philosophy of the Renaissance which focused on the achievements and potential of man
21. term meaning not concerned with or devoted to religious faith (occurred in economic transactions of the Renaissance)