Social Studies Weekly Week 25

Nicolaus Copernicus was the first scientist to state that

• the Earth moves around the sun

• for each action there is an equal and opposite reaction

• gravity is the invisible force that pulls all things toward the center of the Earth

• people have the ability to fly provided they are equip with the proper mechanical device

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 and architecture

• Art was mainly devoted to religious subjects during the Renaissance

• People returning from the Crusades cased other to be interested in different cultures

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

The city of Venice was built in an area of

• moutains

• deserts

• valleys

• islands and canals

The location of Venice's construction was chosen to

• hide away from the rest of the world

• escape the invasion of Attila and the Huns

• provide for themselves a paradise

• take advantage of the excellent farmland

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

• Raphael Sanzio

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo Buonarroti

• Rembrandt van Rijn

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 inventor had sketches in his notebook of all the modern technologies and the human body

• 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

• Japan

• Brazil

• China

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

• kinghts

• patrons

• owners