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Who Am I-People of the Renaissance
Who Am I-People of the Renaissance
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People of the Renaissance
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I wrote a book explaining the theory of gravity and the law of physics.
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Gutenberg
Issac Newton
Nicholaus Copernicus
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I completed a sea voyage and opened the trade routes to Asia
Nicolaus Copernicus
Martin Luther
Isaac Newton
Vasco da Gama
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I spent church money on myself and art. I encouraged selling forgiveness in the church.
Leo X
Henry VIII
Mary I
Lorenzo de Medici
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I introduced the idea that the Earth rotates on an axis and revolves around the sun.
Galileo Galilei
Nicolaus Copericus
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
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I am most remembered for getting married six times and having two of my wives beheaded.
Michelangelo
Leo X
Nicolaus Copernicus
Henry VIII
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I have a temper, but I am mainly known for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Lorenzo de Medici
Michelangelo
Leo X
Leonardo da Vinci
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I improved the telescope and was able to prove the Earth does revolve around the sun.
Galileo Galilei
Stacey Jackson
Nicolaus Corpernicus
Isaac Newton
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I invented the movable type printing press. I printed Europe's first bible.
Martin Luther
Johannes Gutenberg
Leonardo da Vinci
Galileo Galilei
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I explored the coast of what is today Brazil. North and South America was named after me.
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Prince Henry the Navigator
Amerigo Vespucci
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I brought the best of the best together and started a school for navigators.
Prince Henry the Navigator
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus
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I am the sister of Queen Elizabeth I; although I am better known for leaving a trail of blood.
Queen Martha I
Queen Isabella I
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Mary I
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We united Spain and funded Christopher Columbus's voyage to the New World.
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
King Phillip and Queen Elizabeth
None of the above
Henry VIII and Mary I
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I am the German priest that challenged the Catholic Church for selling forgiveness for sins.
Martin Luther
Pope Julius II
Mary I
Leo X
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I was a poet and playwright in England. I am considered the greatest writer of all time.
William Shakespeare
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Johannes Gutenberg
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I turned England into a sea power. I am sometimes called "Good Queen Bess."
Queen Stacey
Queen Isabella
Mary I
Elizabeth I
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I am a true Renaissance man. I am known for my great works of art including the Mona Lisa.
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Galileo Galilei
William Shakespeare
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I became very upset with the Queen of England for defeating me with her fleet of warships.
None of the above
Mary I
Christopher Columbus
King Phillip of Spain
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I received money from the king and queen to sail to India, but I landed in the "New World".
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Ferdinand Megellan
None of the above
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I am the leader of a wealthy Italian family and I shared my fortune with artist and thinkers.
Henry VIII
King Ferdinand
Lorenzo de Medici
Leo X
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I took the ultimate challenge to sail around the globe. Unfortunately,I died before finishing.
Ferdinand Megellan
None of the above
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus