Exam 1: The Renaissance: A Journey Through History and Artistic Achievements

In the middle of the 15th Century, ……………was successful in operating the first printing press with movable types at Mainz in Germany.

'Paradise Los't is the work of …………………..

St. Peters church in Rome, the huge dome of which was designed by …………………….was the finest example of the Renaissance architecture.

. _____________'s well-known work is the "Mona Lisa"

"The Last Supper" is connected with …………………

. _____________was the Italian poet who is considered as the father of humanism.

_____________ was called "the Morning star of Renaissance"

The Renaissance, a movement which stressed the ideas of the classical world had its origin in……………

_____________…actually came to be known as the "Athens of Italy".

_____________. was the "Father of Italian Prose".

_____________asserted that science depends upon observation of facts.

Desiderius Erasmus was the greatest Renaissance scholar in ……………..

The term Renaissance was first used by the Italian artist and critic …………in his book 'The Lives of the Artists'

Galileo was an …………… astronomer

Before the invention of the…………., Knowledge was the privilege of the wealthy people

_____________brought about a transition from the religious approach to the humanistic approach to the problems of the world.

Three eminent painters of renaissance period, Leonardo Da Vinci, Michael Angelo and Raphael, belonged to the ………………….school of painting founded by Giotto

Machiavelli was the great political writer of ……………..

Canterbury Tales was written by ……………..

The English Physician, …………………..discovered how blood circulates from the heart through arteries to different parts of the body and comes back to the heart through veins.