Guided Reading Activity 5-1

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Guided Reading Activity 5-1

• World History
• Mr. Heaps

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Question 1 Why was the term Renaissance used
to refer to the time between 1350 and 1550?
Answer People who lived in Italy believed they
had witnessed a rebirth of the ancient Greek
Roman worlds.
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Question 2 What are the 3 most important
characteristics of the Italian Renaissance?
Answer 1)It was an urban society 2)was an age
of recovery from disasters such as the plague
3)there was a new emphasis on individual ability.
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Question 3 Which 3 city-states played a crucial
role in Italian politics?
Answer Milan, Venice, Florence
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Question 4 How did the location of Milan help
make it rich powerful?
Answer It was located at the crossroads of the
main trade routes from Italian coastal cities to
the Alpine Passes that led to trade with Europe.
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Question 5 What activities in Florence did the
Dominican preacher Savonarola seek to regulate?
Answer Gambling, horseracing, swearing,
painting, music, books
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Question 6 Which two European countries made
Italy their battleground for 30 years?
Answer France Spain
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Question 7 Why did the army of Charles I of
Spain sack the city of Rome in 1527?
Answer The army of mercenaries had not been paid
for months. The commander of the army allowed
them to smash the gates to Rome and loot the city.
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Question 8 What has been the impact of Niccolo
Machiavellis book, The Prince?
Answer The Prince has been one of the most
influential works on political power in the
western world.
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Question 9 From Machiavellis point of view,
what attitude should a prince have toward power?
Answer Political activity should not be
restricted or controlled by moral principles.
For the sake of the state he must let his
conscience sleep.
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Question 10 What did Castiglione say were the 3
characteristics of a perfect Renaissance noble?

• Answer
• A noble is born, not made
• Should have military skill a classical
  education
• Should follow a certain standard of conduct.

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Question 11 How did Italian families have their
children declared adults?
Answer Their fathers went before a judge and
formally freed them from his authority.