Renaissance and Reformation

What does "Renaissance" mean?

• A study of humanity
• Rebirth
• Reprisal
• Expansion of Art

Where did the Renaissance begin?

• Greece
• Northern Italy
• Southern Italy
• Germany

What city was the cultural center of the Renaissance and ruled by the wealthy Medici family?

• Florence
• Venice
• Rome
• Milan

Patronage of art was a symbol of 

• Political power
• Love of art
• poverty
• Social Status

Italy was not controlled by a central monarchy.  How many main kingdoms was Italy divided in?

• 2
• 4
• 5
• 7

Machiavelli's "The Prince" was written during the time when Italy was fascinated by political power.  The main idea in his book looked at how a leader can

• make his followers love him
• make his followers fear him
• get and keep power
• help his people live a life of ease

Social structure during the Renaissance period can best be described as

• all classes were equal
• the highest class was the largest class
• a system where most of the population is in the lower classes
• a middle-class strong structure

Writing in the vernacular means writing in 

• Latin
• the spoken language of a specific region
• German
• Italian

The goal of humanist education was to

• raise up high achieving religious scholars 
• create well-rounded citizens
• help all members of society recite Greek and Roman classics
• dissect humans

According to Machiavelli, what should a prince be an expert at

• War
• Ease
• Art
• Economics