Italian City-States

What was the major cause for the creation of the prosperous cities

• War
• A bustling economy
• Fall of feudalism
• Non are correct

What kind of economy developed because of the increase of trade?

• Money based
• Barter based
• Service based
• The economy collapsed

Which group(s) become very powerful in city-states?

• Merchants
• Craftspeople
• Bankers
• All became very powerful

What was a city-state made up of?

• Powerful city
• Surrounding towns
• surrounding countryside
• All of these made up a city-state

Did Italian city-states start developing specializations?

• Yes
• No

What happened to city-states once they became wealthy?

• Founded universities and schools
• Brought in artists to make the city more beautiful
• Designed and created new buildings
• Wealthy city-states did all of the above

Who were patrons?

• People who moved to city-states from manors
• People who changed their job
• People who paid artists to make their city beautiful
• None of the following are patrons

Italy was not a kingdom or empire, rather it was a collection of...

• regions under direct control of the pope.

• remote villages united by a warlord.

• autonomous city-states.

• nomadic hunter-gatherer tribes.

What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?

• wealthy patrons
• church officials
• government grants
• kings competing for prestige

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What was the Renaissance a "rebirth" of?

• Religion
• Classical culture
• Life (after the black death)
• Middle Ages

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CCSS.RL.8.9