Sistine Chapel

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Apostolic Palace, Vatican City, Rome, Italy
2. What is the construction dates?1473-1481
3. Where is the Sistine Chapel and what is it famous for?The Sistine Chapel is a special church in Rome, inside Vatican City. It is famous for its huge painted ceiling and walls that show stories from the Bible.
4. Who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?Michelangelo Buonarroti painted the ceiling between 1508 and 1512. He used a special painting technique called fresco.

Fresco: A technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid, or wet, lime plaster.
Renaissance: A period of European cultural, artistic, political, and economic 'rebirth' following the Middle Ages.
Papal Conclave: The assembly of cardinals of the Catholic Church, convened to elect a new Pope.
Quattrocento: The 15th century in Italian art and history, a period of significant artistic development.