Question

Why is Leonardo da Vinci known as a “Renaissance Man?”

Answer 1

D or C but probably D

Answer 2

The term "Renaissance Man" refers to one who was capable of excelling at a wide variety of activities. 

Leonardo was an accomplished scientist, architect, engineer, painter, designer, physiologist, etc. Truly he was not simply a man of the Renaissance, he was the prototype of the Renaissance Man.The idea comes from a time of history called the Renaissance which lasted from about 1400 to about 1600. One of the most famous people alive during this time was Leonardo da Vinci. He was most famous as a painter, but he was also a scientist, engineer and mathematician. Leonardo is called a "Renaissance man".