WH Chapter 2 Study Guide

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.

Which aspects of family life in Renaissance Italy were patriarchal? Select all that apply.

• A married woman had no share in the family’s wealth.

• Parents carefully arranged the marriages of their children.

• A father had the power to withhold adult status from his grown daughters.

• A father determined the path of his children’s lives.

• Children in upper class families received a moral education.

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.

When did France begin to invade Italy’s city-states?

• 1494

• 1513

• 1527

• 1559

When did the fighting for Italy’s riches finally end?

• 1492

• 1494

• 1513

• 1559

Based on the map, which city-state would have had more opportunities for trade using water routes than land routes?

• Milan

• Venice

• Florence

• Naples

How does the Italian seacoast affect trade?

• Foreign ships have trouble docking at Italy’s coastal cities.

• Having few coastal cities makes trade by sea difficult.

• The easy accessibility of the sea makes trade travel easier.

• Italy’s rocky seacoast makes sea travel dangerous.

According to the map, where did most of the Italian trade routes go?

• the Mediterranean Sea

• the Atlantic Ocean

• parts of Asia

• the countries of Europe

The map shows that Italy is almost completely surrounded by:

• waterways.

• lands of other countries.

• mountain ranges.

• islands.

During the Renaissance, the state most isolated from the others was

• Venice.

• Florence.

• Milan.

• Naples.