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What 150-year time period in Italy did nineteenth century historians label the Renaissance? |
Mid fourteenth to early sixteenth. |
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What were the Renaissance humanists aiming to understand? |
The nature of humanity and its relationship to the natural world. |
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Why in 1401 did the Florentines sponsor a competition? |
To choose a designer for the city’s baptistery doors. |
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According to legend, what originally stood on the site of the baptistery? |
A Roman temple to mars. |
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What biblical scene were the baptistery design entrants to create? |
The sacrifice of Isaac. |