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What does renaissance mean
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Rebirth
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When was the renaissance
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1350-1550
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The renaissance was a rebirth of what ancient worlds
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Greek and Roman
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Where did the renaissance begin
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Italy
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What are 3 powerful city-states
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Milan
Venus Florence |
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A society where most people live in cities
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Urban society
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What is a secular viewpoint
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Worldly - people enjoyed material things and wealth rathan than religous
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What 14th century problems did the renaissance recover from
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The plague
Political instability Deline in Church power |
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What were people interested in during the renaissance
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Politics and art
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What kind of person was the ideal during the renaissance
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A well-rounded person had achievements in many areas
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Who was an example of a well rounded renaissance man?
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Leonardo da Vinci
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What kinds of accomplishments did Leonardo da Vinci have
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Painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, mathematician
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Why did Italy have such powerful city states
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They did not have a central monarchy
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How did the city states prosper
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Trade
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What made Milan powerful
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It was located at the crossroads of trade routes
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What dukes controlled Milan
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Visconti family
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Who conquered Milan and took it from the Visconti family
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Francesco Sforza
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What is a mercenary
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Soldiers who sold their services to the highest bidder
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How did Francesco Sforza help build a strong centralized state
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Created a tax system and gave huge income to the government
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Who did Venice trade with
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Asia and Western Europe
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What was the leader of the republic of Venice called
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Doge
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Who really controlled the government of Venice and led them in wars
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Small group of merchant-aristocrats
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Who took control of Florence
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Cosimo de Medici and the Medici family
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Why did the economy of Florence decline
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They made cloth and had competition from English and Flemish clothmakers
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in the 1400s what city was the cultural center of Italy and had great art
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Florence
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Who took Florence away from the Medici family
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Girolamo Savonarola
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What did Savonarola stop
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Gambling, horseracing, swearing, painting, music, books
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What happened to Savonarola
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Accused of heresy by the Church and was executed
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Who wanted Italy's riches and came in to take over
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French king Charles VIII
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Who helped Italy against King Charles VIII
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Spain
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What 2 countries fought over Italy
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Spain and France
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What caused the end of the Italian wars
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The collapse of Rome
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What country became powerful in Italy after Rome fell
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Spain
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What happened when the Spanish King Charles I attacked Rome with mercenaries
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Destroyed churches and palaces, looted the city, sold church officials as slaves
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What book did Machiavelli write
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The Prince
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What did Machiavelli write about a prince's activities and politics
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Should not be based on Christian or moral primciples. A prince should act on behalf of the state and might have to go against his conscience.
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What is a Noble
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Aristocrat
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When nobles began to lose money, did they lose their land and title?
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No
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What did nobles do
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Hold important political positions and advise the king
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What are the characteristics of a noble
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Character
Grace Talent |
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What 2 basic skills should a noble have
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Prepare to be a warrior
Get a classical education and persue the arts |
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In the 1500s, were most people nobles or peasants
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Up to 90% were peasants
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What was a peasant who paid for his rent with labor
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A serf
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What were the shopkeepers, artisans, and guild members called
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Burghers
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Who were the top of the urban society
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Patricians
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Where did patricians get their wealth
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Trade, industry, banking
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Who was at the lowest in the urban population and had miserable lives
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The workers
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Why was family and arranged marriages important
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To make strong business and family ties
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A sum of money given by the wife's family to her husband
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Dowry
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Who was the center of the Italian family
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The father
He gave the name, finances, made decisions |
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What was the mothers role in the family
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Supervise the household
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How did a child get free from the father
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The father died or freed his children
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When was a child an adult
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When their father had a judge free them - usually early teens to late twenties
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