Italian City-States

What was the geographical structure of Italy during the Renaissance?

• A unified country under a single ruler

• Occupied by foreign powers

• Divided into north and south with different cultures

• Controlled by various city-states

Which city was the early center of the Renaissance?

• Rome

• Venice

• Florence

• Milan

Who invented the moveable type in the middle of the 1500s?

• Leon Battista Alberti

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo

Which of the following was not a major city or region in Italy during the Middle Ages and Renaissance?

• Umbria

• Barcelona

• Naples

• Siena

Who was one of the most powerful art patrons in Rome during the Renaissance?

• The Doge of Venice

• The Duke of Milan

• The King of France

• The Pope

What happened to Rome in 1527?

• It was the site of a major art festival

• It was sacked

• It became the capital of Italy

• It was destroyed by a natural disaster

Which artistic medium became popular among local Italian painters during the Renaissance?

• Sculpture

• Tempera

• Oil-on-canvas

• Fresco

Who painted for King Francis I of France?

• Raphael

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Titian

Which city became the new home for great sixteenth-century architects like Sansovino?

• Venice

• Rome

• Florence

• Milan

What was the effect of the sack of Rome in 1527 on the spread of Renaissance ideas?

• It spread Renaissance ideas to other cities

• It concentrated the Renaissance in Rome

• It led to the decline of the Renaissance

• It halted the spread of Renaissance ideas