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Where and when was Leonardo da Vinci born?
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1452 in Vinci, Italy
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how far was Vinci from Florence
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22 miles
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how was Leonardo born
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Wedlock
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What blocked Leonardo from formal education
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being the child of wedlock
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Who was Leonardo's apprentice as a youth
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del Verrochio
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what contest did del Verrochio win
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the commission to top off Brunelleschi's Dome with a bronze orb
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Who were Leonardo's early talents recognized by?
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Lorenzo de Medici
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At age 30 what important decision did DaVinci make
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to move to Milan
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Who did Leonardo work for in Milan
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ruthless prince Lodovico Sforza
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how long did Leonardo work for Lodovico Sforza for
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17 years
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during the 17 years of working for Lodovico Sforza what did Leonardo primarily function as
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a military Engineer
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what were some of Leonardo's military designs
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mobile bridges, covered ladders, assault boats
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how many yards across did the giant crossbow measure
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77
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what was the giant crossbow based on
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a corkscrew mechanism
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how was the "33-barreled organ" designed
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3 rows of 11 barrels that rotated
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What was Leonardo's tank modeled after
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a tortoise shell
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how did Leonardo keep his ideas from being stolen
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his famous mirror writing
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what is Leonardo still considered to be the father of
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modern aviation
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what were Leonardo's two flying machines?
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the helicopter and ornathopter
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What did the ornathopter model
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the flight of birds
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what was the wing span of the ornathopter
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33 feet
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what was Leonardo's most ambitious engineering project
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casting of a giant horse
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What did Leonardo study from an early age?
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birds
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What was the horse to be made out of
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bronze
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how many tons of bronze were to be casted on the horse
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80
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what was the 80 tons of bronze used for instead of the casting of the horse
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to bribe the attacking army
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who built a bronze horse in honor of Leonardo
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Charles C. Dent
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When did Leonardo die
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1519
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Who's arms was Leonardo in when he died?
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Francis I - the king of France
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What auction house was Leonardo's notebook Codex Leicester sold at
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Christie's
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who was Codex Leicester sold to and for how much
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Bill Gates for 28 million dollars
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when was the Gutenberg bible set and printed
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1455
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what makes up the printing press
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a movable type, type molds, oil-based inks,
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where and when was Gutenberg born?
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Mainz, Germany in 1397
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What was Mainz, Germany a center for
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Goldsmithing
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Who did Gutenberg enter a partnership with in 1446
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Johannes Fust
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how long did Gutenberg's relationship with Fust last?
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5 years
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how did Fust's relationship with Gutenberg end?
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when Gutenberg could not pay back the loan
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Why did Gutenberg give up printing in 1465
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his failing eyesight
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When did Gutenberg die
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1468 at the age of 70
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In what area were the most printing centers located?
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Holy Roman Empire
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in what town was the first printing center in England
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Oxford
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What city was the only printing center in Hungary in
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Belgrade
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what were the Marquis of Queensbury Rules?
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Gentlemen's rules of fighting
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Who were in the Valois wars
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Hapsburgs vs the French
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who is victorious in the Valois wars
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Hapsburgs
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What is a Condotteri
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a leader who would hire out his private army
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what is platonic love
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love from afar
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How do the Valois wars start
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when France conquers the kingdom of Naples
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What shows that the Hapsburgs are triumphant in the Valois wars
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The Sack of Rome
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Who represents both sides of the Hapsburgs
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Charles V
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What was the Piazza del Campidoglio
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an Architectural design for a plaza
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when and who was the Piazza del Campidoglio painted
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1537 - Michaelangolo
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who commissioned Michelangolo to create the Piazza del Campidoglio in 1537
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Pope Paul III
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What is in the direct center of the Piazza del Campidoglio
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a 5 point star
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what did the 12 sides of the sunburst design represent
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12 signs of zodiac
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who was the statue in Piazza del Campidoglio of
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Marcus Aurelius
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what concepts of the Renaissance does Piazza del Campidoglio represent
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individualism, humanism, secularism, statecraft
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Who painted "The Peasant Dance"
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Pieter Brugel
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What kind of work is "The Peasant Dance"
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Oil Painting
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True or false - "The Peasant Dance" is not a secular painting
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false
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when was "The Peasant Dance" created
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1567
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What feast was "The Peasant Dance" taking place at
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Feast of Kermesse
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Who created "Knight, Death, Devil"?
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Albrecht Durer in 1513
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what kind of work is "Knight, Death, Devil"
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engraving
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what was "Knight, Death, Devil" the leader of
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German renaissance
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what kind of plate was "Knight, Death, Devil" engraved on
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Metal-copper
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What renaissance characteristics does "Knight, Death, Devil" represent
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Individualism, secularism, statecraft
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