Chapter9-europe

Question 1

Renaissance

Answer 1

The humanistic revival of classical art, architecture, literature, and learning that originated in Italy in the 14th century and later spread throughout Europe.

Question 2

Milan

Answer 2

An industrial city in north Italy

Question 3

Venice

Answer 3

the capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region, is built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea.

Question 4

Florence

Answer 4

capital of Italy’s Tuscany region, is home to many masterpieces of Renaissance art and architecture.

Question 5

Rome

Answer 5

Italy’s capital, is a sprawling, cosmopolitan city with nearly 3,000 years of globally influential art, architecture and culture on display. Ancient ruins such as the Forum and the Colosse

Question 6

Medici family

Answer 6

Italian noble family that produced three popes (Leo X, Clement VII, and Leo XI) and two queens of France (Catherine de Médicis and Marie de Médicis).

Question 7

Humanism

Answer 7

an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems.

Question 8

Machiavelli

Answer 8

was an Italian Renaissance historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher, humanist, and writer.