Week 25: The Renaissance

Which country did Marco Polo visit and write a book about, which had a major influence on the beginnings of the Renaissance period in history?

• Italy

• Japan

• Brazil

• China

The man who changed history with the invention of the printing press in 1454 is named

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Isaac Newton

• Sofonisba Anguissola

Which Renaissance scientist was the first to introduce the theory that the Earth moves around the sun, which was the opposite of the current belief?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Leonardo da Vinci

Which Renaissance artist painted the dome of St. Peter's Basilica and carved the 13-foot sculpture of David?

• Raphael Sanzo

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo Buonarroti

• Rebrandt van Rijn

The idea for the printing press was based on block printing done by the ancient

• Chinese

• Romans

• Spaniards

• Greeks

To escape the invasion of Italy by Attila and the Huns, people built the city that is now called Venice in an area of ______________________.

• mountains

• deserts

• valleys

• islands and canals

Which of the following was NOT an important difference between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance?

• People wanted a return to Greek and Roman ideas about government an architecture.

• Art was maily devoted to religious subjects druing the Renaissance.

• People returning from the Crusades caused others to be interested in different cultures.

• Humanists started questioning the laws of the Catholic Church during the Renaissance.

Use the web and what you know to answer the following question.

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Leonardo da Vinci

William Shakespeare, the famous playwright who wrote "Romeo and Juliet" and "Hamlet" among many other plays, was born in the country of

• Italy

• Greece

• England

• Spain

During the Renaissance wealthy merchants paid artists to work for them by becoming their

• lords

• knights

• patrons

• owners