Q HUM 120 – Cultural Studies Virtual Study Abroad Italy – Unit 3: Scavenger Hunt Quest Scene & Location W/I Time Stamp Discovery 1. The reason the Leaning Tower leans, and the reason Pisa was located in such a place. 2. This rivalry motivated the this Romanesque masterpiece (name both). 3. This concept was developed to make sure the Tuscan countryside was not abandoned, and to provide income to traditional small local farms. 4. These 4 types of grapes are all native to Tuscany. 5. He was an important ancient Roman architect rediscovered during the Italian Renaissance. 6. Among Leonardo’s inventions was this one, designed to help speed the work of turning gold into thread. 7. Leonardo seems to be the first to present a real attempt at developing these devices, hundreds of years before modern advances made it possible. 8. This discovery of Leonardo recognized that perspective in painting was not just a matter of geometry, but of color. 9. This is the town from which Napoleon Bonaparte’s family came. 10. This city has been called the “Athens of Italy” and was the birthplace of this cultural revolution. 11. This building is crowned by the 1st dome of modern architecture. 12. This is the main product associated with Florence. 13. He was a famous mercenary captain who served Pope Leo X. 14. This building houses most of the surviving texts smuggled out of Constantinople in 1453. 15. This is where Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa. 16. This is the reason the Baptistry was normally a separate building from the church in the Middle Ages. 17. This Florentine family plotted & attempted the assassination of Lorenzo the Magnificent. 18. This person was the object of Dante’s affection, and he made her his guide to paradise in the Divine Comedy. 19. This may be the origin of the word “ballot”. 20. This is when the original Ponte Vecchio was built, and the main trade practiced there.