Renaissance, Age of Exploration, Scientific Revolution

Question 1

This artist is most well known for painting The School of Athens

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Raphael

Question 2

The idea of Universal Gravitation was proposed by

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Newton

Question 3

What did William Shakespeare "invent" that we still use today?

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Close to 2,000 words and phrases

Question 4

Renaissance artists used this technique that showed depth and distance on a flat surface

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Perspective

Question 5

Renaissance means

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Rebirth

Question 6

I'm the artist that painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

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Michelangelo

Question 7

The first full-size book printed with movable type on the printing press was

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The Bible

Question 8

The Medici family members are famous for being

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Bankers

Question 9

He is credited with building the first telescope

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Galileo

Question 10

The fundamental principles of the modern scientific method are

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Observation and experimentation

Question 11

Where in the Americas did Columbus land first?

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An island in the Caribbean Sea

Question 12

Which of the following was written as a guide for how to gain power?

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The Prince

Question 13

Which of the following Renaissance figures was an artist, a scientist, and an inventor

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Leonardo da Vinci

Question 14

According to many, the ideal "Renaissance Man" was

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Skilled in a wide variety of areas

Question 15

The New World refers to

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The Americas

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