U5L7 Companion Slides

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Multiple Choice

How did the Medici family’s involvement in banking allow them to become wealthy?

• It allowed them to charge fees to exchange types of money and provide loans to customers

• They sold all their properties

• It helped them learn from the Romans

Multiple Select

What things did Cosimo de’ Medici do that demonstrated he was a humanist of the Renaissance? Refer to the aspects of humanism chart!

Choose 2 answers.

• he built libraries full of rare books from ancient Romans and Greeks

• he painted a mural on the ceiling

• he had his children read the great works of the ancient Romans and Greeks from his library

Open Ended

The image on page 43 is from the Medici family home. What inferences can you draw about the Medici family from the image?

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Multiple Choice

What is democracy?

• rule by one ruler

• rule by the people

Open Ended

After reading page 44, what do you think the heading "Who's Really in Charge" means?

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Multiple Select

What factors contributed to the fall of the Medici family?​ Choose 2 answers.

• Piero's weak leadership and lack of political knowledge

• the French invasion

• a new pope

Hotspot

Choose wear the primary focus of the Renaissance shifted as the popes became influential patrons.

Multiple Choice

Why did the popes support Renaissance artists?

• believed that anyone could do something if they set their mind to it

• believed that artists deserved money for their hard work

• believed that when people saw the spectacular works of art created with the Church’s support, they would better appreciate the magnificence and power of the church

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What factors in Venice contributed to the city becoming a significant source of patronage during the Renaissance? Choose 2 answers.

• trade created wealth

• fleets of ships created power

• Venice contained a bank

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Options (6)

Cosimo de’ Medici funded libraries and art to boost his family’s power in Florence.

Lorenzo de’ Medici supported artists like Michelangelo and Botticelli to gain respect.

Patrons gained fame and showed off their status through grand art and buildings.

Popes like Nicholas V believed great art showed the Church’s greatness and authority.

Popes sponsored buildings like St. Peter’s Basilica to impress people and gain respect.

Rome became the center of art as popes hired artists to create religious works.

Put the supporting details that support each main idea in the correct columns.

Main Idea 1

Main Idea 2

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