Exam 10: Renaissance and Discovery

Medieval Europe was a feudal society that had a(n) ________.

_________ was the scholarly study of the Latin and Greek classics and of the ancient Church Fathers, both for its own sake and in the hope of reviving respected ancient norms and values.

Based on "The Renaissance Garden," which of the following is most accurate?

A new alliance between monarchs and ________ helped break the bonds of feudal society.

Who was a close friend of Erasmus?

European voyages of discovery and conquest provided several profound biological impacts on Native Americans, including the ________.

Which of these men-living in the 1300s-wrote letters to Cicero, the hero of the end of the Roman Republic?

What did Machiavelli believe is the most important trait for a ruler? Did Machiavelli see the potential for this trait in any of his contemporaries? Do you agree with Machiavelli's ideas on governing? Explain.

The term "Machiavellian" has become synonymous with ________.

The primary reason monarchs sought out new sources of income in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries was due to the ________.

The monarchy of Ferdinand and Isabella in Spain was an example of the emergence of ________ in the 1400s.

A(n) ________ is the formal grant of the right to the labor of a specific number of Indians.

In detail, explain the formation, rise to power, and control that despots had on Italian society in the fifteenth century.Was the rule subtle or blatant? Who were the main ruling families of this era? As a result of this rule, what other aspects of society were influenced? In what ways?

After the Black Death reduced the supply of laborers everywhere in Western Europe, the demand for _________ soared.

By the fifteenth century, the great Italian cities acted as the ________ for much of Europe.

________ is a reaction to the simplicity of High Renaissance art and made room for the strange and the abnormal, giving freer reign to the individual perceptions and feelings of the artist, who now felt free to paint, compose, or write in an "affected" way.

Social strife and competition for political power became so intense within the cities that most evolved into ________.

Which of the following cities played a key role in the trade between Europe and the Near East?

Which of the following comprised Florence's popolo grosso in the Renaissance?

Cosimo de' Medici brought stability to which city after his rise to power in 1434?