Renaissance Key Figures

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"The classics" are philosophical texts written by what civilization?
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Which of the following subjects are considered the humanities?
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Who did Pope Julius II commission to paint the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
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What is a fresco?
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What monarch infamously split from the Catholic Church ensuring that England would become a Protestant Nation?
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What does it mean to be secular?
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Who wrote a book entitled The Prince? It is a guide for becoming a successful leader by using manipulation and ambition.
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What does the word Renaissance mean, and from what language do we get this term?
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All of the following are works of art by Michelangelo except.....
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Which of the following people is responsible for creating the printing press?
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The Catholic Church infamously charged Galileo with heresy for publishing his findings on the solar system. What is heresy?
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What Italian city-state was the birth place of the Renaissance?
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Which description best describes Leonardo da Vinci?
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What did Galileo use to help prove Copernicus was right?
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What does humanism emphasize?
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Which of the following was a great patron of the arts and is responsible for fueling the birth of the Renaissance in Florence?
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In what year did Columbus first sail across the Atlantic?
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What painting is largely considered the most recognizable piece of art in the entire world?
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What do the frescoes on the Sistine Chapel, David, and La Pieta all have in common?
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Before Copernicus purposed his heliocentric model of the solar system most people supported the geocentric model of the solar system. What celestial body is at the center of the geocentric model?