← The Renaissance I: Vocabulary Words - Fill-in-the-Blank Export Options Alphabetize Word-Def Delimiter Tab Comma Custom Def-Word Delimiter New Line Semicolon Custom Data Copy and paste the text below. It is read-only. Select All Renaissance A period of confidnece, optimism, creativity [art, writing, inventions, science, navigation] Perspective Showing of depth and distance on a flat surface [drawing] Predestination Certain people chosen by God for salvation Patron A supporter of the arts. Someone that pays artists to work for them. Fresco Painting with watercolor on fresh plaster Humanism Belief that human beings are the center of the world, we gain our beauty through the proportions. Republic Rulers are elected Astrolabe Used to help in navigation by giving the posititon of the sun and stars Vatican Authority and government of the Pope Gunpowder An explosive powder made froma mixture of sulphur, potassium nitrate and charcoal Anatomy Study of humans and the body Indulgence Pardons sold by the Catholic Church