APEH Renaissance

The Renaissance began in Italy for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

• Italian unification was achieved and the state actively financed art and cultural development

• Italy held a key strategic position in the growing East-West trade.

• ​Italian intellectuals became increasingly aware of their Roman traditions during this time.

• Wealthy Italian middle-class merchants and bankers increasingly used their wealth to commission Renaissance art and literature.

Which of the following are examples of Italian city-states in the early modern period?

• Naples and Palermo

• Venice and Genoa

• Marseilles and Florence

• Rome and Nice

Which of the following best describes Italy politically in the mid-fourteenth century?

• A collection of states ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor

• An Ottoman colony

• A unified nation under the pope in Rome

• Dynamic urban states that dominated their regions

Which of the following people would likely have been the ruling upper-class elites of Renaissance Florence?

• Soldiers and artisans

• Bankers and wool merchants

• Notaries and scribes

• Artists and clergy

The Medici family was best known for:

• its opposition to papal infallibility and leading the Protestant Reformation

• leading the Reconquista of Spain against the Muslims

• sacking Rome in 1527

• being the most famous Florentine patrons of arts and architecture

Italian humanism gave rise to:

• Greek becoming the official literary language of the Renaissance writers

• the welfare state

• a rebirth in church literature and hymns

• the movement toward writing in the vernacular in Europe

According to Baldassare Castiglione, the goal of the education system in the 16th century was to:

• provide a practical education in construction and commerce

• offer the same learning opportunities to boys and girls

• provide a young man with a well-rounded education including knowledge of the arts, mathematics and oration skills

• phase out the study of the classics in favor of more practical “career” and technical disciplines

“Only men of noble birth can obtain perfection. The poor, who work with their hands and have not time to cultivate their minds, are incapable of it.” ~ Lorenzo the Magnificent, 1488

What does the fifteenth-century commentary shown above reveal about the era?

• The poor should work less with their hands

• The intellectual impact of the Renaissance was largely reserved for the elites of the day.

• Nobles wanted education to be available to all classes

• People can reach perfection through the study of philosophy.

“Of mankind we can say in general that they are fickle, hypocritical and greedy of gain.” ~ Machiavelli, 1511

What political view of humanity is revealed by the quote above?

• A generous view of people’s motives and intentions

• A cynical observation of the selfishness of others

• People’s unwillingness to share when convinced of the benefits.

• The ability of leaders to count on the populace to be high-minded and fair

During the Renaissance, humanism contributed LEAST to which of the following?

• Popularization of medieval legends

• Renewed interest in original Greek and Roman manuscripts

• Development of modern national languages

• Promotion of liberal arts education