Renaissance Famous Figures

1. Who is known for his significant contributions to anatomy with his work "De humani corporis fabrica" (On the Fabric of the Human Body)?

• Isaac Newton
• Johannes Kepler
• Andreas Vesalius
• Galileo Galilei

Which Italian polymath is famous for his paintings such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper?

• Michelangelo
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Raphael
• Donatello

Who invented the printing press, revolutionizing the spread of information in Europe?

• Leonardo da Vinci
• Johannes Gutenberg
• Isaac Newton
• Albert Einstein

Which scientist is known as the "father of modern observational astronomy"?

• Nicolaus Copernicus
• Leonardo di Fibonacci

• Christopher Columbus

• Galileo Galilei

Who wrote "The Prince," a political treatise on power and governance?

• Karl Marx
• Niccolò Machiavelli
• Sun Tzu
• Andreas Vesalius

Who is credited with introducing Europe to the concept of a decimal system?

• Leonardo of Pisa (Fibonacci)
• Galileo Galilei
• Isaac Newton
• Albert Einstein

Who is known for his voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, leading to the European discovery of the Americas?

• Niccolo Machiavelli

• Christopher Columbus
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Galileo Galilei

Which figure sparked the Protestant Reformation by nailing the Ninety-five Theses to a church door?

• Galileo Galilei
• Martin Luther
• Marco Polo

• Gutenburg

Who was a Venetian merchant and explorer famous for his travels to China along the Silk Road?

• Vasco da Gama
• Christopher Columbus
• Marco Polo
• Amerigo Vespucci

Who is known for his contributions to the field of Renaissance art, including the sculpture of David and the painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

• Leonardo da Vinci
• Donatello
• Raphael
• Michelangelo