7.1 Start of the Renaissance

The head of state

• doge

• emperor

• vassal

• knight

Florence's richest family who were bankers

• Machiavelli

• Medici

• Polo

• Montegue

means "rebirth" of art and learning

• City-States

• Secular

• Renaissance

• Diplomacy

the Diplomat that wrote "The Prince"

• Machiavelli

• Medici

• Doge

• Montegue

the art of negotiating, or making deals

• diplomacy

• banking

• negotiate

• handle

Venetians built what instead of roads?

• canals

• rivers

• lakes

• streams

How did the competition between City-States bring about the Renaissance

• There was an interest in art and learning

• People were more interested in this world than in religion and getting into heaven

• There was a lot of trade and banking happening

• Rich nobles and merchants wanted artists to produce more works to make their city more famous

Florence's wealth came from trading cloth and ________?

• paintings

• rich nobles

• banking

• building boats

More interested in this world than in religion and getting to heaven

• banking

• secular

• Christianity

• trade

Wrote a book that helped increase trade between China and Europe

• Marco Polo

• Niccolo Machiavelli

• Medici

• Montague