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Studies Weekly Week 25 The Renaissance
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6th grade Studies Weekly Week 25 The Renaissance
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Which Renaissance scientist was the first to introduce the theory that the Earth moves around the sun?
Isaac Newton
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Leonardo da Vinci
2
The man who changed history with the invention of the printing press in 1454 is named
Isaac Newton
Leonardo da Vinci
Johannes Gutenberg
Sofonisba Anguissola
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The idea for the printing press was based on block printing done by the ancient
Romans
Greeks
Spaniards
Chinese
4
Which Renaissance inventor had sketches in his notebook of all the items in the web above?
Isaac Newton
Leonardo da Vinci
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
5
William Shakespeare, the famous playwright who wrote “Romeo and Juliet” and “Hamlet”, was born in the country of
Spain
Italy
England
Greece
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Which of the following was not an important difference between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance?
People wanted a return to Greek / Roman ideas about gov't and architecture.
People returning from the Crusades caused interest in different cultures.
Art was mainly devoted to religious subjects during the Renaissance.
Humanists started questioning laws of the Church during the Renaissance.
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During the Renaissance wealthy merchants paid artists to work for them by becoming their
patrons
knights
owners
lords
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Which Renaissance artist painted the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica and carved the 13-foot tall sculpture of David?
Raphael Sanzo
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Rembrandt van Rijn
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Which country did Marco Polo visit and write a book about, that influenced the beginnings of the Renaissance period
Japan
Italy
Brazil
China
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To escape the invasion of Italy by Attila and the Huns, people built the city now called Venice in an area of ______.
deserts
valleys
islands and canals
mountains