Renaissance Flash Cards
(14 cards)
Give 3 reasons why the location of city-states in Italy were so successful.
Explain why the Italian City-States became so powerful and important to the rest of Europe.
How did increased trade lead to the emergence of powerful city-states (i.e., Florance, Venice, Genoa)?
Why was Italy seen as Europe’s Gateway to the East? How did increased trade lead to the emergence of powerful city-states in Italy?
What were the four reasons for economic success in the Italian City-States? Explain them.
Describe Florance, Genoa, and Venice.
Who was the Medici family? How were they so successful?
The Medici family were a famouse family, who owned churches and banks in Florance. Famouse 3 things:
- Famouse wool merchant family.
- Owned and runned best banks in Italy.
- Used money to make city beautiful: Patron of Arts
(Family supported painting)
What ideas from the classical (Greek and Roman) helped shape the Renaissance humanist worldview? Give specific examples from section.
How can thinkers and philodophers bring about change in society?
What does the art of this time tell us about the Renaissance society?
In what ways can shifts in ideas affect a society’s worldview? Give specific examples linked to specific worldview elements.
What was the Renaissance?
Why was the term Renaissance used for this time? What does it mean?
