The Medici Family (Review)

The Medici Family

Review with Questions

Vocabulary

Patron

●A person who gives financial (money) support to somebody to create something

Loan

●Money that is borrowed and is usually paid back with interest (extra money)

The Renaissance

●means “rebirth”

●began in the 1300s (14th century) and lasted
until around the 1600s (17th century)

●began in Florence, Italy

●Italian peninsula great location
○near water - trade

○between empires & continents - goods &
people from all over

Multiple Choice

Renaissance means...

• redo

• rebirth

• review

• revenge

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a person who gives other money in return for something, like artwork, is known as a...

• loan

• banker

• leader

• patron

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the Renaissance began in this city...

• Florence

• Milan

• Rome

• Venice

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the Italian Peninsula's location allowed it to benefit from

• religion

• trade

• war

• climate

The Medici Family

●Powerful family from Florence

●Controlled the wool trade in the
city

●Giovanni - created a bank in the
back of his wool shop
○Would loan money to those
he thought would be loyal

○Brought in LOTS of money

Cosimo Medici

●Son of Giovanni - took over after his father’s death

●Expanded on the power and wealth of the family

●Helped finance the Dome of the Florence Cathedral

○Success of the build helped the family become more powerful in
Florence

●Was also the patron of the sculptor & artist Donatello

Power Increases

●Under Cosimo, the bank became
the most powerful bank in all of
Europe

●Became the official bank of the
Catholic Church and the Pope

●Loaned money to the Church:
○Built palaces & cathedrals

●Medici would have great influence
over the church
○four family members would
become pope!

Lorenzo Medici

●Known as “the Magnificent”

●Leader of Florence when the Renaissance was at
its peak

●Patron of famous artists:
○Michelangelo

○Leonardo da Vinci

Multiple Choice

this member of the Medici family is also known as "the Magnificent"

• Giovanni

• Cosimo

• Leo X

• Lorenzo

Multiple Choice

this member of the Medici family created the bank that would bring them so much wealth

• Cosimo

• Giovanni

• Leo X

• Lorenzo

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this member of the Medici expanded their power when it became the official bank of the Catholic Church

• Cosimo

• Giovanni

• Leo X

• Lorenzo

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this member of the Medici family helped to finance the dome of the Cathedral of Florence

• Cosimo

• Giovanni

• Leo X

• Lorenzo

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this member of the Medici family financed artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo

• Cosimo

• Giovanni

• Leo X

• Lorenzo

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this member of the Medici family financed the sculptor Donatello

• Cosimo

• Giovanni

• Leo X

• Lorenzo

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this member of the Medici family ruled over Florence during the peak of the Renaissance

• Cosimo

• Giovanni

• Leo X

• Lorenzo

Multiple Choice

Giovanni Medici initially loaned money to people he believe would...

• pay him back quickly

• vote for him in elections

• be loyal to him

• shop at his wool store

Multiple Choice

becoming the official bank of the this group, allowed the Medici to gain even more power in Europe

• King and Queen of Spain

• traders along the Silk Road

• the Catholic Church

• artists living in Florence