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Unit
Topic
Chapter
Science
1. History of Science
1. What is Science?
2. Science and Society
Leonardo - The Renaissance Man
One of periods of intense social, religious, scientific and cultural change was the
Renaissance. Following is a cloze passage which looks in to more detail at Leonardo Da
Vinci, the most famous man of the renaissance.
Instruction: Read through the following passage and fill in the missing words from the
word bank below. Have a Go!
PERIOD LISA STUDIED RENAISSANCE GROWTH LEARNING SCIENCES INVENTIONS
The period of __________ and activity in the areas of art, literature,
politics, ______________ and medicine in Europe between the 14th and
16th centuries is called the Renaissance. The word 'Renaissance' is
French for 'rebirth' referring to the revival of ________________ and
culture. Today the ____________ of the Renaissance is also referred to as
the transition from the Middle Ages (a period of European history) to
modern times.
Image 1
Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519) (Image 1) was possibly the most famous man of
the _____________________. He is mostly well known for painting the Mona ________, but
he was also a great scientist. He was an amazingly diverse man who ____________
many branches of science including anatomy, physics, astronomy, botany and
biology.
He thought up and created some amazing ________________ like the giant catapult
(Image 2) and the spinning helicopter (Image 3). He was a man who was ahead of
his time as he had plans for many things that were not invented for at least another
hundred years.
Image 2
Image 3:
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