Renaissance Review

States were able to function independently because

• they were located on important trade routes.

• the Crusades enriched their treasuries.

• the Italian courts guaranteed their autonomy.

• Italy did not have a strong central government.

Leonardo da Vinci was a good example of Renaissance Italy's social ideal because he...

• came from a wealthy family and improved his family's status in society.

• was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, and mathematician.

• wrote elegant romantic poetry and insightful political treatises.

• was a politician who initiated important public works projects.

In The Prince, Machiavelli argues that...

• power has a corrupting influence.

• people have a basic desire to do good.

• the ends justify the means.

• a ruler should act virtuously.

The main way in which the works of Northern European Renaissance artists differed from those of Italian artists was in...

• realism

• scale

• craftsmanship.

• use of color

The development of printing using movable type enabled people to

• become better informed.

• open schools in rural areas.

• build libraries and book shops.

• set up print shops in their homes.

Petrarch is considered the father of Italian Renaissance humanism because he

• wrote in the vernacular so that common people could understand his ideas.

• encouraged scholars to use both medieval and classical Latin in their writings.

• supported young Renaissance scholars who wanted to study the classics.

• helped spread classical ideals by reviving forgotten Latin manuscripts.

The main goal of a humanistic education was to

• groom students for political careers.

• promote individuality and creativity.

• teach people how to lead good lives.

• produce scholars of ancient literature.

The war between France and Spain for control of Italy reached a turning point when

• Spanish mercenaries sacked Rome in 1527

• Italian people drove out both armies.

• the Medici family negotiated a peace.

• the French army occupied Nice in 1494.

Venice became an important state because it

• was ruled by a hereditary monarch.

• waged a successful war against its neighbors.

• enjoyed the patronage of the Medici family.

• served as a commercial link between Asia and Western Europe.

In Renaissance Italy, most people lived in

• large urban communities.

• remote farming villages.

• small private villas.

• seaside fishing ports.