The Medici Family and 15th-Century Italy

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What was the primary cause of the influx of wealth in Italy during the 14th to 16th centuries?

The development of linear perspective in painting

The rise of the Renaissance man

The resurgence of learning based on classical sources

Expansion of trade into Asia and Europe (correct)

What was the contribution of the Renaissance in politics?

The resurgence of learning based on classical sources

The increase in reliance on observation in science

Development of the conventions of diplomacy (correct)

The rise of the Renaissance man

Who was credited by contemporaries for the 14th-century resurgence of learning based on classical sources?

Petrarch (correct)

Francesco Petrarca

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo

What was the primary medium of exchange for artists during the Renaissance?

Patronage Signup and view all the answers

In which century did the Renaissance originate in Florence?

13th century Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe individuals like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo?

Renaissance men Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant factor in the prosperity of Genoa and Venice during the early modern period?

The influx of luxuries from the Eastern world during the Crusades Signup and view all the answers

What was a characteristic of Italy's social and political structure in the early modern period?

It was divided into smaller city-states and territories Signup and view all the answers

What was the focus of Renaissance humanism?

The study of classical antiquity and human values Signup and view all the answers

What was the cultural movement of the Italian Renaissance based on?

The study of classical works Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of Venice in the early modern period?

It was Europe's gateway to trade with the East Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the wealth generated by trade in Italy during the early modern period?

Large public and private artistic projects could be commissioned Signup and view all the answers

The Medici Family and 15th-Century Italy

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What was the primary cause of the influx of wealth in Italy during the 14th to 16th centuries?

What was the contribution of the Renaissance in politics?

Who was credited by contemporaries for the 14th-century resurgence of learning based on classical sources?

What was the primary medium of exchange for artists during the Renaissance?

In which century did the Renaissance originate in Florence?

What is the term used to describe individuals like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo?

What was a significant factor in the prosperity of Genoa and Venice during the early modern period?

What was a characteristic of Italy's social and political structure in the early modern period?

What was the focus of Renaissance humanism?

What was the cultural movement of the Italian Renaissance based on?

What was the significance of Venice in the early modern period?

What was the result of the wealth generated by trade in Italy during the early modern period?

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