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    This document is a worksheet containing questions to test knowledge about important people, places, dates, and events from the Renaissance period. It includes over 50 blanks to fill in covering topics like famous Renaissance artists like Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, important dates like the years they lived, locations in places like Florence and Rome, influential families like the Medici, and key developments and innovations during this time period. The worksheet is designed to accompany an online Renaissance adventure game and test what facts players learned through playing the game.

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    This document is a worksheet containing questions to test knowledge about important people, places, dates, and events from the Renaissance period. It includes over 50 blanks to fill in covering topics like famous Renaissance artists like Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, important dates like the years they lived, locations in places like Florence and Rome, influential families like the Medici, and key developments and innovations during this time period. The worksheet is designed to accompany an online Renaissance adventure game and test what facts players learned through playing the game.

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    Worksheet to accompany the Renaissance Adventure at www.activehistory.co.

    uk
    Worksheet: Making connections

    In the course of the Renaissance Time Machine game at ActiveHistory, try to fill in as many of
    these missing gaps as you can. There is a quiz at the end of the game which tests how many of
    these facts you have learned!

    When?
    1475-1564 Years in which Michelangelo lived
    Years in which Galileo lived
    Years in which Brunelleschi lived
    Years in which Leonardo lived
    Years in which Raphael lived
    Years during which Ghiberti worked on the Baptistry Doors
    Year that the Catholic Church was undermined by the election of 2 popes
    Years during which Brunelleschi worked on the Duomo
    Year in which Constantinople fell to the Turks
    Year in which Giuliano Medici was murdered in the Pazzi Conspiracy
    Years during which Guiliano de Medici was Pope Leo X
    Year in which Savonarola was burned in the Piazza della Signoria
    Year in which Michelangelo’s “David” was put on public display
    Year in which Alessandro de Medici was appointed Grand Duke of Tuscany
    Year that Galileo was put on trial for insisting the earth went round the sun
    Year in which the last of the Medici family died
    Year in which Michelangelo’s “David” was moved indoors for protection
    Year that the Catholic Church finally admitted it was wrong to punish Galileo
    How many people could fit inside Florence’s Cathedral
    Years in which Lorenzo the Magnificent lived
    Years in which Donatello lived
    Where?
    Constantinople Capital of the Byzantine Empire, defeated by the Turks in 1453
    Place which Brunelleschi visited to get ideas for the Duomo
    Michelangelo’s “David” was originally on display outside this building
    The ceiling of this building is covered with paintings by Michelangelo
    French city where a rival pope was installed for 20 years after 1378
    Where the Pope lives
    The first state orphanage, and Brunelleschi’s first major work of architecture
    The main bridge over the River Arno in Florence and a thriving market
    Home of the first public art gallery in the world
    The octagonal building with doors decorated by Ghiberti
    Palace built by Cosimo de Medici – one of the grandest in Florence
    Worksheet to accompany the Renaissance Adventure at www.activehistory.co.uk
    Who?
    Brunelleschi Name of the architect who constructed the Duomo
    Christian name of the first great Medici
    Sculptor who produced the first free-standing bronze figure since classical times
    King of France who cradled Leonardo’s head as he died
    Name of the scientist who insisted that the earth went around the sun
    Renaissance metalworker who designed the doors for the Baptistry
    Christian name of the Medici who became Pope Leo X
    Renaissance artist who painted the “Journey of the Magi”
    Brother of Lorenzo de Medici – killed in the Pazzi conspiracy of 1475
    German who invented the printing press
    Nickname of Lorenzo de Medici (meaning: “The Magnificent”)
    Pope who paid Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
    Name of the great Renaissance man who painted the Mona Lisa
    This Medici was perhaps the greatest ever patron of the arts
    Family name of the dynasty which ruled Florence during the Renaissance
    Name of the sculptor who produced the “David”
    Artist who produced portraits of both Leo X and Julius II
    Name of the monk who undermined the power of the Church in Florence
    Name of the artist / sculptor who trained Leonardo
    Giovanni de Medici took this tile when he became Pope in 1513
    What?
    Renaissance The name given to the period of “re-birth” in the arts and sciences
    The name of the Eastern Roman Empire whose capital was Constantinople
    The English meaning of the word “Renaissance”
    The plot in which Giuliano de Medici was killed by a member of a rival family
    The name given to the dome or cupola covering the cathedral of Florence
    Ancient Roman domed building which inspired Brunelleschi
    The countryside around Florence which provides it with essential produce
    The Italian word for the 14th Century, which saw the Renaissance begin
    Invented by Gutenberg, this helped Renaissance ideas to spread rapidly
    Galileo was charged with this crime (speaking out against Church beliefs)
    Nickname given to Julius II because of how aggressive he was

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