Renaissance Review

Who introduced the theory that the Earth revolved around the sun?

• Leonardo da Divinci

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

What was not an important difference between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance?

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

• Art was mainly devoted to religious subjects during the Renaissance

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

• Humanist started questioning the laws of the Catholic Church during the Renaissance

To escape the invasion of Italy by Attila and the Hun, people built the city of Venice is an area of..

• mountains

• deserts

• valleys

• islands and canals

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

• Raphael Sanzo

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo Buonarroti

• Rembrandt van Rijn

Which Renaissance inventor had sketches of flying machines, alarm clock, and parachutes?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Leonardo da Vinci

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

• China

• Japan

• Brazil

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

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

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

• Chinese

• Romans

• Spaniards

• Greeks