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WorksheetsWeek 25: The Renaissance
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
