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Protected him for seventeen years:
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Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan.
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Why was he such a threat to society?
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He questioned the ideas ("rules") of the Church.
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What fields did he study?
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Engineering, biology, sculpture, linguistics, botany, music, philosophy, architechture, and science.
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Inventions of Leonardo da Vinci's:
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horizontal waterwheel, screw threads, groundwork for cartography, transmission gears, hydraulic jacks, swiveling devices, and plans for cannons, guided missles, armoured tanks, the flying machine, and the parachute.
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In what form did he leave his records?
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In mirror scripted notes.
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What did many contemporaries believe about Leonardo da Vinci?
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That he would go to hell.
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How did Pope Leon X feel about Leonardo da Vinci?
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That he was sacreligious because he challeneged Church ideas ("rules") too much.
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Who rescued him in 1513?
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King Francis I, the current king of France.
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