| A | B |
| movement that emphasized individual accomplishment | Humanism |
| Sculpted the statue of David and painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel | Michelangelo |
| having a wordly rather than spiritual focus | Secular |
| A sustained period of renewed interest and remarkable development in art, literature, science, and learning | Renaissance |
| Everyday language of the people | Vernacular |
| Polish astronomer who suggested that the Sun sat at the center of the universe | Copernicus |
| Painter of the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper | da Vinci |
| German native who invented the printing press | Gutenberg |
| English playwright, who is considered one of the greatest writers | Shakespeare |
| Flemish painter who developed the technique of oil painting | van Eyck |
| warriors of the Islam faith | ghazis |
| Arabic term for "ruler" | sultan |
| elite soldiers in the Ottoman army | janissaries |
| burial tomb that is the greatest example of Mughal architecture | Taj Mahal |
| religion the blended elements of both Islam and Hinduism | Sikhism |