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World History Warm Ups
Week 19: Renaissance

1. What does the word Renaissance mean?
Answer: rebirth

2. What was unique about Leonardo Da Vinci's method of writing?
Answer: It was mirror writing. It could only be read when looked at through a mirror.

3. Who said in what work, "[H]e should not deviate from what is good, if that is possible, but he should know how to do evil, if that is necessary?"
Answer: Niccolo Machiavelli, "The Prince"

4. Who did Virgil accompany through hell and purgatory in "The Divine Comedy?"
Answer: Dante

5. Who painted the following works: Sistine Chapel Ceiling, "School of Athens", "Mona Lisa"?
Answer: Sistine Chapel Ceiling - Michelangelo; "School of Athens" - Raphael; "Mona Lisa" - Da Vinci


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