The Italian renaissance was primarily

A recovery or rebirth of antiquity and Greco-Roman Culture

According to Jacob Burckhardy, the Renaissance in Italy represented

A distinct break from the MIddle Ages and the true birth of the modern world

Two key areas of Renaissance technological innovation were

Mining and metalworking, including the manufactoring of Firearms

Castiglione's The Courtier was a

Very popular handbook laying out the new skills in politics, the arts, and personal comportment

The achievements of the Italian renaissance were the products of

An elite movement, involving small numbers of wealthy

The aristocracy of the 16th century was

To dominate society as it had done in the Middle Ages

Banquets during the Renaissance

Were used to express wealth and power of an aristocratic family

The Third Estate of the 15th century was

Overwhelmingly made up of peasants

Slavery in the Renaissance Italy

Saw slaves from Africa and the eastern Mediterranean used mostly as courtly domestic servants and as skilled workers

The introduction of slavery in the 14th century occurred largely as a result of

The shortage of labor created by the Black Death

Marriages in Renaissance Italy

WEre an economic necessity of life involving complicated family negotitons

By the 15th century, Italy was

dominated by 5 major regional independent powers

Machiavellie's ideas as expressed in The Prince achieve a model for

a modern secular concept of power politics

Italian REnaissance humanism in the early 15th century, above all else

was based on the study of the Greco-Roman classics

Neoplatonism was based on two primary ideas:

A hierarchy of substances and a theory of spiritual love

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Chapter 12 Renaissan

Question	Answer
The Italian renaissance was primarily	A recovery or rebirth of antiquity and Greco-Roman Culture
The word Renaissance means	Rebirth
Economic developments in the Renaissance included	A revival in trade
According to Jacob Burckhardy, the Renaissance in Italy represented	A distinct break from the MIddle Ages and the true birth of the modern world
The Medici controlled the finances of the Italian city-state of	Florence
What was the commercial and military league set up off the north coast of Germany	Hanseatic League
Two key areas of Renaissance technological innovation were	Mining and metalworking, including the manufactoring of Firearms
The most backward and reactionary state in Italy was the	Papal States
Castiglione's The Courtier was a	Very popular handbook laying out the new skills in politics, the arts, and personal comportment
The achievements of the Italian renaissance were the products of	An elite movement, involving small numbers of wealthy
The aristocracy of the 16th century was	To dominate society as it had done in the Middle Ages
Banquets during the Renaissance	Were used to express wealth and power of an aristocratic family
The Third Estate of the 15th century was	Overwhelmingly made up of peasants
Western Europe in the Renaissance saw	A decline
Western Europe in the Renaissance saw	A decline in serfdom
Slavery in the Renaissance Italy	Saw slaves from Africa and the eastern Mediterranean used mostly as courtly domestic servants and as skilled workers
The introduction of slavery in the 14th century occurred largely as a result of	The shortage of labor created by the Black Death
Marriages in Renaissance Italy	WEre an economic necessity of life involving complicated family negotitons
By the 15th century, Italy was	dominated by 5 major regional independent powers
Perhaps the most famous of Italian ruling woman was	Isabella d'Este
Machiavellie's ideas as expressed in The Prince achieve a model for	a modern secular concept of power politics
Italian REnaissance humanism in the early 15th century, above all else	was based on the study of the Greco-Roman classics
In the late 15th century, Italy became a battleground for the competing interests of	Spain and France
Neoplatonism was based on two primary ideas:	A hierarchy of substances and a theory of spiritual love
Pico dell a Mirandola's Oration on the Dignity of Man stated that humans	could be whatever they choose

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