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16 Cards in this Set
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What is considered the beginning of modern european history?
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Renaissance
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Where did the Renaissance begin?
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Florence then spread to Venice and Rome and then to Northern Europe
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What 19th century historian claimed that the Renaissance period was in distinct contrast to the Middle Ages?
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Jacob Burkhart
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T/F Italy was more urban than anywhere else in Europe at this time.
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True
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Why didn't Italy unify politically?
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Because of competition among the Italian city states.
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What are condottieri?
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mercenary generals of private armies hired by cities for military purposes.
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Name the major city states of Italy.
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Republic of Florence; Duchy of Milan; Rome and the Papal States; the Venetian Republic; Naples and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies;
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Name the despot of Milan who encourages the French King Charles VIII to invade Naples the traditional enemy of Milan
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Ludovico "the Moor"
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Who was the monk who became the "unofficial" leader pf Florence from 1494-1498?
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Savonarola. He oversaw a theocracy in Florence. Later became a puppet to the French. Burned when French left.
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Italy became a battleground ina series of power struggles between ____ and ______ (countries.)
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Spain and France
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Who wrote The Prince?
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Niccolo Machiavelli in 1513
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Who wrote The Prince?
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Niccolo Machiavelli in 1513
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Why is The Prince important?
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it is the quintessential political essay of 16th c.; stated that"the end justifies the means"; stated that for rulers, it is better to be feared than loved";
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Why is The Prince important?
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it is the quintessential political essay of 16th c.; stated that"the end justifies the means"; stated that for rulers, it is better to be feared than loved";
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What country sacked Rome in 1527? (This symbolized the end of the Renaissance in Italy.)
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Holy Roman Empire led by Charles V who was also Charles I of Spain (the Hapsburg dynasty.)
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What country sacked Rome in 1527? (This symbolized the end of the Renaissance in Italy.)
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Holy Roman Empire led by Charles V who was also Charles I of Spain (the Hapsburg dynasty.)
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