Let’s go step by step to fill in each blank with the correct word from the options given.
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First sentence:
> The Renaissance was a time in history in the ______ and ______,
Options: 1300 | 1400 | 1500
The Renaissance happened roughly between the 14th and 17th centuries — so it started around 1300s and went into the 1500s. But since we’re picking two numbers and “and” is used, the most common way this is taught is as the
1400s and 1500s. So we pick
1400 and
1500.
✔ First blanks:
1400,
1500
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Next part:
> where people had new ______ about the world, including art.
Options: books | ideas | tv shows
“TV shows” didn’t exist then! “Books” are things, not thoughts. People had new *ideas* — that makes sense for the Renaissance (new thinking).
✔ Blank:
ideas
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Next:
> Renaissance means ______.
Options: rebirth | recycle | retro
“Renaissance” literally means “rebirth” in French — like a rebirth of art, science, culture.
✔ Blank:
rebirth
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Next:
> They called it that because ______ ideas came back into fashion.
Options: new | old | silly
Since it’s a “rebirth,” they were bringing back *old* ideas (from ancient Greece and Rome) — not inventing brand new ones or silly ones.
✔ Blank:
old
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Next:
> They made pictures look real and not flat by using ______.
Options: perplexive | perspective | purpose
Artists used “perspective” — like vanishing points — to make paintings look 3D. “Perplexive” isn’t even a real word here; “purpose” doesn’t fit.
✔ Blank:
perspective
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Next:
> And they used a type of wall painting called ______.
Options: frisco | ricoffee | fresco
“Fresco” is the right term — it’s painting on wet plaster. “Frisco” is San Francisco; “ricoffee” is nonsense.
✔ Blank:
fresco
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Next:
> When you paint on wet ______ so that the painting becomes part of the wall.
Options: paint | plaster | bricks
You paint on wet *plaster* — that’s how fresco works. Paint on bricks? No. Paint on paint? Doesn’t make sense.
✔ Blank:
plaster
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Next:
> One of the most important artists during this era was ______.
Options: Leonardo da Vinci | Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso was modern (20th century); Leonardo da Vinci was Renaissance.
✔ Blank:
Leonardo da Vinci
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Last part:
> he was famous for: [two images shown]
Left image = Mona Lisa → definitely Leonardo da Vinci
Right image = sketch of a woman in profile → also looks like his style (he did many such sketches)
So both images match Leonardo da Vinci.
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All blanks filled correctly now.
Final Answer:
1400, 1500, ideas, rebirth, old, perspective, fresco, plaster, Leonardo da Vinci
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of renaissance worksheet.
