| A | B |
|---|
| diplomacy | the art of negotiating or making deals with other countries |
| renaissance | rebirth of interest in art and learning |
| secular | when people are more interested in this world than in religion and getting to heaven |
| city-states | the division of regions in Italy during the Renaissance |
| republic | a government controlled by its citizens |
| humanism | the individual and human society are important; a balance of faith and reason |
| chiaroscuro | softened edges in painting used during Renaissance |
| perspective | an artistic skill of adding depth and detail used during Renaissance |
