Chapter 14 Flashcards
1
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Ospedale degli Innocenti
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- Established in 1445 to deal with large numbers of abandoned children in Florence by the poor and lower classes as well as the children born out of wedlock
- more than 2/3s were girls
- higher than normal death rate
2
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What book did Niccolo Machiavelli write and why was it important?
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1469-1527
- author of The Prince
- first treatment of science to discuss the acquisition and exercise of power without reference to an ultimate moral or ethical end
3
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What empire did Venice rule?
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- Extensive colonial empire from Adriatic to Aegean Sea
- Merchants sailed the Mediterranean, Atlantic Coast, and Black Sea; Christian Pilgrimages to Palestine were booked on their ships
4
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Who was the most important family in Florence around 1430?
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The Medici
5
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What did the Medici do?
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- Ran a bank handling Papal Finances
- Fell from power in 1490s, rose again in 1512-1527, came to power again in 1530
- in 1530 made Florence a Duchy
6
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What is a Duchy?
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A state ruled by Dukes
7
Q
The military state that was the most power 15th century (Renaissance) Italian Principality
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Milan
8
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Who was Francesco Sforza? Who did he marry?
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- In Milan (1400s)
- Married the illegitimate daughter of the last of the Visconti family
- Promoted to general to protect Milan after the end of the Visconti, but seized power
9
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What were the Papal States?
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- Ruled by corrupt church officials
10
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Renaissance Naples was ruled by?
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Feudal Barons
11
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What did Bernard du Rosier publish?
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- The first diplomatic handbook
- 1436
12
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What did Burgundy do during the Renaissance?
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- take over more land by means of purchases, inheritance, and conquests
13
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Henry VI was known as what kind of monarch?
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Weak and mentally unstable
14
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What was the victor of the War of the Roses?
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- The Tudors, Henry VII
15
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What are Conversos?
A
Jewish converts to Christianity
