12.1 The Italian Renaissance

The Renaissance was all of the following EXCEPT

• an urban society.
• an age of recovery from the plagues, political upheaval, and decline of Church authority.
• the end of poverty in Europe.
• a higher regard for the value of the individual human.

Machiavelli encouraged rulers and would-be rulers to believe that

• human nature was self-centered.
• human nature was to be truthful.
• women were superior to men.
• the Church should be discredited.

According to Castiglione’s book, The Book of the Courtier, a noble should do all of the following EXCEPT

• follow certain standards of conduct.
• be a warrior.
• gain a classical education.
• farm the land.

What turning point caused Charles VIII of France to lose the Italian wars?

• the invasion and sack of Rome 1527
• the return to power of the Medici family
• the influence of The Prince on the leaders of that time
• the political dominance of the Sforza family

Secular means

• rebirth.
• worldly.
• close minded.
• a city is the cultural center.

Who wrote The Prince?

• Niccolo Machiavelli
• Baldasare Castiglione
• Dante
• Chaucer

Who wrote a "how to" guide on being a proper Renaissance noble?

• Castiglione
• Machiavelli
• Michelangelo 
• Da Vinci

Was put to death by the church for speaking out against the excesses of the Medici family.

• Savaronola
• Da Vinci
• Castiglione
• Michelangelo 

Religious themes were common in Italian Renaissance artwork.

• True
• False

In Italy’s city-states, knowledge of arts such as painting, sculpture and architecture grew because

• Women gained legal rights
• Wealthy nobles such as the Medicis were patrons of the arts.
• The idea of Protestantism was beginning to spread through Italy
• The Spanish brought new technologies