An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements. 

Everyday language people speak in a region 

More interested in the world around them than in religion 

A time when people tried to change the Catholic Church because of corruption 

The study of God and religion 

a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state 

painter, scientist, engineer, musician, and architect. This person is often considered the ideal "Renaissance person." 

powerful banking family who ruled Florence in the 1400s, patrons of the arts 

Italy's leading city-state during the Renaissance; important for trade and banking; controlled by the Medici family