Italian Renaissance Society
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What was the basis of wealth in the city-states of Italy during the Renaissance?

  • Ownership of large estates
  • Wealth in the form of capital (correct)
  • Inheritance of titles and nobility
  • Control of land
  • Who dominated socially and politically in the city-states of Renaissance Italy?

  • Professional groups
  • Skilled laborers
  • Landed aristocracy
  • Powerful merchant families (correct)
  • How were the city-states of Renaissance Italy set up?

  • Ruled by hereditary monarchs (correct)
  • Controlled by military strongmen
  • Ruled by professional groups
  • Administered by skilled laborers
  • What were the traditional values of European civilization before the Renaissance based on?

    <p>Codes of honor and chivalry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the most outstanding characteristic of Italian society during the Renaissance?

    <p>Urbanization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determined social status within the Italian city-states during the Renaissance?

    <p>Occupation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor resulted in the flourishing commerce of the Italian city-states?

    <p>Control of trade with Eastern empires</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of organizations controlled the trades in Italian city-states during the Renaissance?

    <p>Guilds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What caused the destruction of the independence of the Italian city-states?

    <p>Invitation of intervention by the powerful French monarchy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a key factor that led to the development of a northern European humanism, distinct from its Italian counterpart?

    <p>Involvement in the Reformation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect did the successful merchant class seek in Renaissance Italian society?

    <p>Civic virtue and achievement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a new philosophy fashioned during the Renaissance in Italian society?

    <p>Humanism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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