The Renaissance Begins

During the Renaissance there was a rebirth of interest in

• art and learning

• religion

• military strategies

• political freedom

Because of Italy's long coastlines, Italian city-states became wealthy through

• farming

• fishing

• shipbuilding

• trade

Which of the cities listed below was most famous during the Renaissance?

• Rome

• Florence

• Genoa

• Milan

Europe's kings allowed the Italian city-states to remain independent so the kings could

• borrow money from them

• hire mercenaries

• pay tribute

• use their ports

Which person was na Italian writer who believed that keeping power by any means was the only way to rule?

• Kublal Khan

• Lorenzo de'Medici

• Marco Polo

• Niccolo Machiavelli

What is the terms for being more interested in the world than in religion?

• diplomacy

• secular

• military

• feudalism

Who was the rich banking family from Florence?

• Machiavelli

• Medici

• Marco Polo

• Kublal Khan

What is the art of negotiating or making deals with other countries?

• feudalism

• diplomacy

• feudalism

• secular