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Leonardo da Vinci was known as the Renaissance man because even when he was told he couldn’t do something or he didn’t know something he taught himself about it. He pursued his need for knowledge. He cut up dead animals and people to learn about the human anatomy and how things work. He wanted to know how birds fly so he cut a dead bird up and looked at it’s muscles to work it out. Leonardo da Vinci never took anything for granted.

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Why was Leonardo Da Vinci names "The Renaissance Man"?

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Why was Leonardo Da Vinci names "The Renaissance Man"?

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Leonardo Da Vinci was named "The Renaissance Man" because he thought in ways that nobody else did at the time. For example, he wasn't able to go to school as his parents weren't married. Any other child during the time probably would have given up on receiving an education but Leonardo decided to teach himself how to read and write. By doing this, he was welcomed to the best art school in his city state! Although he was his own teacher, he made many inventions and came up with fascinating ideas. If he ditched his education, we wouldn't have many devices such as helicopters, guns and canons. Therefore, Leonardo Da Vinci was named "The Renaissance Man" because he brought about changed and creations that no one else during his time period would risk bringing. Our lives would be very different without his way of thinking.

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He had a rather strange childhood. His mum was poor and his dad was rich so he had an in between lifestyle. His father was a lawyer and his mum worked in the farm so they did have money, and were able to buy good food. Another strange thing was his mum and dad were not married so Leonardo was not allowed to go to school, after a few years his mother married somebody else.

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He created many inventions such as this helicopter kind (show above) and many other flying devices. He studied birds to see how they fly as he believed that he could invent a machine that could allow humans to fly. He also created war weapons like canons and guns. The Duke of Milan gave him a job to design weapons for him.

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Leonardo was famous for his art but he was not just an artist he was many more things. He used to cut up dead bodies to learn more about the body and how it works

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Leonardo Da Vinci was not just an artist; he was a scientist, writer, thinker, designer, inventor and a do-er!

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Leonardo Da Vinci taught himself how to read and write and was accepted into art school where he became so good, he was better at art than his mentor! His most famous paintings are the Mona Lisa (shown above) and the Last Supper.