WC chap 12 review

What was the Italian Renaissance?

define the word renaissance

Who said that the Renaissance in Italy represented a distinct break from the Middle Ages and the true birth of the modern world?

Which family of merchants and bakers dominated Florence during the high point of the Renaissance?

Who authored The Book of the Courtier, a handbook on courtly manners?

What was The Book of the Courtier about?

Name the 5 major powers that dominated the 15th century Italian peninsula

What does Machiavelli's The Prince advocate for?

Which ancient writer was considered by civic humanists as their model?

this person was the first Italian humanist to gain a thorough knowledge of Greek