Renaissance Vocabulary

This term refers is used to refer to Ancient Greece and Rome:

• Secular

• Medieval

• Antiquity

• Clergy

This word refers to the ideals and concepts that we consider most important:

• Opinions

• Thoughts

• Concerns

• Values

Refers to the Middle Ages:

• Antiquity

• Medieval

• Renaissance

• Pagan

This refers to buildings - their style and design:

• Architecture

• Engineering

• Construction

• Sfumato

This refers to a disease that is widespread and affects many people:

• Illness

• The Flu

• Bacteria

• Epidemic

People who are part of the church:

• Secular

• Pope

• Clergy

• Catholic

To be scholarly or wise...

• Reticent

• Erudite

• Erasmus

• Reluctant

This is a word meaning non-religious:

• Amorphous

• Classical

• Scandalous

• Secular

A line of thought or way of thinking about the world

• Reflection

• Insight

• Philosophy

• Logic

People who commission (pay for) works of art:

• Artisans

• Merchants

• Patricians

• Patrons