12 Questions
What was the basis of wealth in the city-states of Italy during the Renaissance?
Wealth in the form of capital
Who dominated socially and politically in the city-states of Renaissance Italy?
Powerful merchant families
How were the city-states of Renaissance Italy set up?
Ruled by hereditary monarchs
What were the traditional values of European civilization before the Renaissance based on?
Codes of honor and chivalry
What was the most outstanding characteristic of Italian society during the Renaissance?
Urbanization
What determined social status within the Italian city-states during the Renaissance?
Occupation
Which factor resulted in the flourishing commerce of the Italian city-states?
Control of trade with Eastern empires
What type of organizations controlled the trades in Italian city-states during the Renaissance?
Guilds
What caused the destruction of the independence of the Italian city-states?
Invitation of intervention by the powerful French monarchy
What was a key factor that led to the development of a northern European humanism, distinct from its Italian counterpart?
Involvement in the Reformation
What aspect did the successful merchant class seek in Renaissance Italian society?
Civic virtue and achievement
What was a new philosophy fashioned during the Renaissance in Italian society?
Humanism
Explore the unique society of the Italian peninsula between 1350 and 1550 during the Renaissance. Discover the geographical and social factors that contributed to the flourishing of art, trade, and culture in Italy, and how these influences spread to the rest of Western Europe.
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