Renaissance: Italian States, Society, Ideas, Art

What were the major Italian territorial states?

• Milan, Venice, Florence Papal States, Kingdom of Naples

• Rome Florence, Ferrara, Pisa, Corsica

• Venice, Florence, Milan, Pisa, Rome, Naples

• Florence, Genoa, Milan, Papal States, Kingdom of Naples

How did the major Italian states rise to power?

• Taking over their neighboring territory in battle

• As a result of prosperous trade that had expanded during the Middle Ages

• As a result of the rise in power and influence of the Catholic Church

• Powerful families fought one another for control of certain cities

What kind of power did the Italian states have over their region?

• economic, cultural life, spiritual

• cultural life, political, artistic

• economic, spiritual, and political

• political, economic, and cultural life

The growth of monarchical states in Europe affected the Italian states because monarchies in Europe wanted the riches and the result was decades of war between Spain and France.

• True

• False

What did Machiavelli think about the connection between politics and moral principles?

• politics should be based on and understanding of human nature, not moral principles

• the ends justify the means

• leaders must be ready to do evil when necessary

• all of these

• none of these

All of the following are expected of the nobility in Renaissance society except

• to have character, grace, talent, and be warriors

• to have a classical education and interest in the arts

• to have savvy business knowledge to expand their fortunes

• to follow a certain standard of conduct

Members of what class were wealthy from trade, industry, and banking and tended to dominate their communities?

• working class

• nobility

• urban upper class

• clerics and church officials

How were the lives of burghers and workers similar?

• Both worked against the upper classes

• Both were exempt from taxes and tithes

• Both made up a significant portion of urban society and lived difficult lives

• Both were minorities in urban society, but were exempt from taxes

What was the purpose of marriage?

• to have children to inherit and work in the business

• to grow the population

• to provide security

• to create households

What was the role of the mother-wife in the Italian family?

• to have as many children as possible and run the household

• to help run the family business and supervise the household

• to raise children and run the family business

• to supervise the household and raise the children