Renaissance Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST: scholar : an educated person who often has knowledge in a particular subject, but sometimes in many subjects as in the case of painter/sculptor/inventor, perspective : a method of showing a three-dimensional scene on a flat surface so it looks real, economy : how a civilization makes money through the buying and selling of goods and services. inspired by marco polo, during the renaissance trade with asia increased, bankers : people like the medici family who made loans and grew wealthy from interest, humanism : the study of humanities (history, literature, art and public speaking) led to this new way of thinking, individualism : the idea that an individual has worth and can make valuable contributions outside of the group, printing press : invented by johann gutenberg, it used movable type (letters on individual blocks) to print, patrons : people who buy art, such as the wealthy, banking medici family, which provided incentive for artists to create art, interest : a fee that borrowers pay for the use of someone else's money, renaissance : means “rebirth” and refers to the period that followed the middle ages, when there was a renewed interest in the classical era, particularly in ancient greece and rome, playwright : a person who writes plays, such as william shakespeare, classical era : an ancient era in rome and greece when people achieved new heights in art, architecture, and philosophy