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50 Cards in this Set
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What is Leonardo da Vinci's most well known painting?
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Mona Lisa
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What was the proportianal sketch that Leo drew called?
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Vitruvian Man
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What new painting techniques did Leonardo practice on 'The Last
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Painting on dry plaster, but it failed to work
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What city did Leonardo go to from Florence?
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Milan
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The Duke of what bought Leonardo's dragon shield?
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Milan
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Did Michelangelo and Leonardo get along well?
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Not at all
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Who is the statue of that Michelangelo created?
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David
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What chapel did Michelangelo paint on?
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Sistine Chapel
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Who constructed the dome of the Duomo?
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Brunelleschi
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What titles have Medici family members held?
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Pope, King
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What were the Medici family rich from in Italy?
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Bankers
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Where was the savage attack of 2 Medici family members? What day?
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The Duomo on Easter Sunday
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How did the Medici's help up-and-coming and famous artists?
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They were patrons to the arts
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What did Raphael paint?
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The School of Athens
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What 2 Greek philosophers are in the middle of the school of Athens?
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Aristotle and Plato
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What 2 famous novels did Dante write?
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'The Divine Comedy' & 'Inferno'
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What trend did Dante start among other writers?
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Writing in vernacular
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What are 2 of Botticelli's famous paintings?
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Birth of Venus, Primivera
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Who was the author of 'The Prince'?
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Machiavelli
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What was 'The Prince' about?
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How to rise to power
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Who was the model for 'The Prince?'
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Cesare Borgia
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What did Johann Gutenberg invent?
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Printing Press with moveable type
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What book was printed on the printing press?
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The Gutenberg Bible
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What is Shakespeare's most famous work?
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Romeo and Juliet
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What book did Cervantes write?
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Don Quixote
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What is Don Quixote about?
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A man imagining he is a knight in medieval times and going on adventures
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What painting techniques was Titian known for?
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Bright colors & broad strokes
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What did Titian paint?
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'Assumption of the Virgin', 'Crowning with Thorns'
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What painting is Durer known for?
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'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'
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Where is Durer from?
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Germany
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What Flemish painter is known for 'Arlofini and his Bride'?
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Van Eyck
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What Flemish painter is known for painting everyday activities, like 'Hunters in Snow'?
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Bruegel
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What Queen was the ultimate patron of the arts in England?
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Queen Elizabeth
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Fresco
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Painting with watercolor on fresh plaster
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What did humanism celebrate?
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The well-being of a person, doing what is best for society, enjoying life but still loving God
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Patron
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A wealthy sponsor of artists
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Perspective
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A painting technique that provides a 3-D appearance
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Printing Press
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A machine for pressing paper against inked moveable type
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Vernacular
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One's native language
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Renaissance Man
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A well-rounded individual with wide interests and expertise in several areas
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What was the 24-foot-high horse in Milan meant to be made of?
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Bronze
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According to the Byzantines, God is what?
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The center of the Universe
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Where did Leonardo move to in his teenage years?
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Florence
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What caused Verocchio to stop painting?
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Seeing Leonardo's beautiful angel
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Was Leonardo a vegetarian?
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Yes
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What modern concept was Leo obsessed with?
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Flight
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Who did Leo paint a portrait of in Milan?
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The Duke's mistress
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What key factors led to the decline of feudalism?
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Development of Nations, Longbow, 100 years war, Plague
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Why did people get their portraits done?
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Civic pride
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How did the reopening of the Silk Roads help Europe?
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More ideas were exchanged, growth of cities
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