Renaissance Artists
Henry VIII
Mesopotamia
Founding of Rome
Columbian Exhange
100
He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Who is Michelangelo
100
She was Henry's first wife, Catholic, and he divorced her.
Who is Catherine of Aragon
100
It is the Greek word that means the "Land between Rivers."
What is Mesopotamia
100
This year is considered the founding date of Rome.
What is 753 B.C.
100
The historian who coined the term "Columbian Exchange" in 1972.
Who is Alfred Crosby
200
His most famous paintings are the "Last Supper" and the "Mona Lisa."
Who is Leonardo da Vinci
200
The religious houses that Henry destroyed during the 1530's.
What are the monasteries
200
It was the first urban society in Mesopotamia.
What is Sumer
200
Who were the infant twins abandoned at birth and raised by a she-wolf.
Who are Romulus and Remus
200
The European disease that had the largest death toll among the Native Americans.
What is smallpox
300
He was known for his bronze statute of David.
Who is Donatello
300
He was Henry's only legitimate son and heir.
Who is Edward VI
300
The two rivers supplying water in Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
300
The Romans derived their alphabet, many religious beliefs and much of their art from what culture.
Who are the Greeks
300
The New World food that would flourish in Ireland.
What is the potato
400
He is known for his painting, "The School of Athens"
Who is Raphael
400
He was Henry's older brother and Henry married his widow.
Who is Arthur
400
Style of writing shaped like symbols rather than pictograms.
What is cuneiform
400
The city of Rome was built by this river.
What is Tiber
400
The New World food grown by the Native Americans that they called maize.
What is corn
500
Known for his imaginative treatment of stories from ancient mythology.
Who is Botticelli
500
Henry's Protestant adviser who masterminded the break with the English Church to Rome.
Who is Thomas Cromwell
500
Considered the first literary monument in the world, this is a series of stories recited over generations and was eventually written in cuneiform.
What is the Gilgamesh Epic
500
How many hills surrounded the early settlement of Rome.
What is seven
500
The Old World animal that the Native Americans were initially frightened of, but soon embraced it as it made their lives and transportation easier.
What is the horse
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