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History ch. 5
chapter 5 section 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Renaissance Italy was... | -urban society -city-states were powerful |
| the renaissance was | an age of recovery from the fourteenth century disasters |
| 14th century disasters: | -plague -political instability -decline of church power |
| renaissance provided: | a new view of human beings their individual abilities |
| what did the lack of a strong ruler make possible? | city-states remain independent |
| -ruled by the Visconti family -later the Sforza dukes -prospered from trade and efficient tax system | Milan |
| rich trade empire that was ruled by a small group of self-serving merchant-aristrocats | venice |
| -a cultural center of renaissance italy -governed by medici family | Florence |
| who was the french king during that time? | Charles VIII |
| Charles VIII | lured to invade Italy to obtain the riches of trade. |
| What did Italy do after the french went into Italy?? | -Italy turned to Spain -Spain and France battled in Italy |
| Who was the Spanish King? | Charles I |
| What did Charles I do? | -defeated the french -left the Spanish as a dominant force in Italy |
| When did the Spanish defeat the french? | May, 1527 |
| Who wrote "The Prince"? | Niccolo Machiavelli |
| "The Prince" should... | -live by christian principles -acts on behalf of the state -not be selfish |
| nobility | -small percentage of population -held important political posts |
| Who wrote "The Book of the Courtier"? | Baldassare Castiglione |
| Peasants | -most people |
| Townspeople | were mostly merchants and artisans |
| People of the "townspeople" | Patricians Burghers Workers and unemployed |
| Patricians | trade, industry, banking |
| Burghers | shopkeepers, artisans, guild masters |
| Workers and unemployed | 30%-40% of the population earned pitiful wages |
| family bond | a great source of security in the dangerous urban world |
| Father/ Husband | center of the Italian Family |
| dowry | the sum of money given by the wife's family to the husband |
| "rebirth" | renaissance |
| who conquered milan? | Florenzo Sforza |
| Doge | Elected leader in Venice |
| secular | Worldly |
| italian city-state controlled by the Visconti family | Milan |
| italian city-state that was controlled by the medici family | florence |
| invented the printing press in 1455 | gutenberg |
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