Social Studies Quiz Flashcards
What is diplomacy?
Diplomacy is the art of making agreements with other countries.
What does secular mean?
Worldly ideas and events.
What does Renaissance mean?
An interest in learning and the arts.
Who was a mercenary?
A full-time soldier who fights in the army for money.
What does urban mean?
More people in the city than the country.
Who were the Medici family?
The Medici family was a very wealthy family in Florence that controlled the government for many years. Lorenzo de Medici used his wealth to support artists, architects, and writers.
Who was Niccolo Machiavelli?
Niccolo Machiavelli was a diplomat in Florence who wrote The Prince which said that rulers should do whatever needed to protect the city.
What was the importance of Italy being a peninsula?
One big advantage of Italy being a peninsula is that they had lots of trade.
Who was Filippo Brunelleschi and what was the dome?
Filippo Brunelleschi was a local architect in Florence. He completed the dome, the greatest engineering achievement at the time.
