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1
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Which statement describes a similarity between Italian republics and signorias?

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Both were dominated by powerful wealthy families

2
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Which statement best explains why the muslim worls had an important influence on the developement of the Renissancs ideas

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Muslim scholars had preserved man6 pf the writting of ancient Greece and Rome that influenced Renaissance

3
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Which group supported those who conducted the early work of the Renaissance

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Italian patrons

4
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The ruling class in Renaissance Italy made important contributions to the

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Operation of the Mediterranean trade system

5
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Which chinese art form had the greatest influence on the Italian Renaissance

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Woodblock printing

6
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Renaissance humanist focused their studies on the

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Ideas of the ancient world

7
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A humanist thinker who lived during the early part of the Renaissance would most like.y have been working on which problem?

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How to design a strong building with only lightweight materials

8
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The organization of medieval and Renaissance Itaky into independent city-states was most similar to the political structure of

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Ancient Greece

9
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William shakespeare main works were

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Plays and sonnets

10
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Which factor contributed most to the beggining of the Age of exploration

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The desire to improve trade between Europe and Asia

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Which quality is commonly seen in paintings by miachangelo, Raphael,and van Eyck

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A realistic depiction of the human body

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Which factor contributed most to the content of Niccoló Machielval writings

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Political upheaval in Italy

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Leonardo da Vinci best-known work of art is known as

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The mona lisa

14
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Which statement describes the main impact of the invention of the printing press

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Renaissance ideas spread quickly throughout Europe

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The studies of Andreas Vesalius built most directly on methods used by which Renissance figure

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Leonardo da vinci

16
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Describe a Signora governement

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Only 1 powerful family rules. There is a signore chosen. The signore pass laws and choose succesors

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Describe republicanism

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More then one family ruled. There was a senate and. Council of ten. The council controlled the police and judical system, the senate controlled foriegn policy and commerce.

18
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Define Christian Humanism

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Critized lax morals, have equality and justice for all citizens