Exam 2: Europe in the Age of the Renaissance

Humanistic education was designed to prepare individuals for their work in the "real world."

What was the Spanish Inquisition?

In searching for models, Renaissance thinkers looked to Ancient ________ for inspiration.

Machiavelli's use of ________ demonstrated a shift in audience and the urgency of his message.

How did the Habsburg dynasty come to rule so much of Europe?

________ is considered the first humanist.

Does the Renaissance mark a break from the Middle Ages and the birth of modern Europe?

In the wars following the French invasion in 1494, European rulers believed that control of Italy was the key to establishing their power.

In maintaining power in Florence, the Medici family relied on their strongest supporter, Girolamo Savonarola.

According to art historians, ________, ________, and ________ represent the pinnacle of Renaissance art.

What role did dynastic relations play in European politics and diplomacy?

Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain were given the title of the "Most Catholic Monarchs" following the 1492 conquest of ________.

How did the Renaissance popes establish control over Rome and the Papal States?

Venice's political system worked in large part because Venetians shared a common interest and depended on the city's trade for their livelihood.

What caused the French Invasion of 1494?

How were humanist values reflected in the intellectual, artistic, and political worlds of Renaissance Italy?

Was Renaissance Italy the birthplace of the modern state? Explain your answer.

The urban republics that gave birth to humanism offered significantly expanded opportunities for women.

Achievements in painting, sculpture, and architecture define the Renaissance as a movement. How did art develop in Renaissance Italy?

The 1454 Peace of Lodi created 40 years of relative peace in the Italian Peninsula. ________ was not one of the elements of the Peace of Lodi.