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Renaissance Personalities WINGS 4-5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Donatello | Italian sculptor, first to work with bronze |
| Marco Polo | Explorer, gave Europeans some of the earliest information on China |
| Michelangelo Buonarroti | Painter and sculptor, painted the Sistine Chapel |
| Christopher Columbus | Explorer, discovered the coast of South America, the West Indies, and Central America |
| Galileo Galilei | Scientist, one of the chief founders of modern science, he invented the telescope |
| Catherine DeMedici | Politician and patron of the arts, her money and interest helped the arts to flourish |
| William Shakespeare | Playwright and poet, wrote some of the greatest plays and sonnets of all time |
| Rene Descartes | Philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, considered the father of modern philosophy |
| Isabella d'Este | Ruler of Mantua, she was a patron of the arts and invited artists into her home |
| Elizabeth I | Queen of England, encouraged architecture, the first theater, poetry, music and avoided war with Roman Catholic nations |