U5 L8 Austria, Germany And Italy (PART 2)

Question 1

Trade routes shifted from the Mediterranean Sea to which ocean after 1500?

Answer 1

Atlantic ocean

Question 2

Which parts of Italy were and were not controlled by Spain?

Answer 2

• Venice retained some independence

- rest was directly or indirectly controlled by Philip II of Spain

Question 3

Who expelled the Medicis in Florence?

Answer 3

population encouraged by Savonarola

Question 4

After being restored by the Spanish and again expelled, what did the Medicis finally become?

Answer 4

Dukes of Tuscany ruling in Florence

Question 5

What groups/countries attacked Italy?

Answer 5

• Holy Roman Empire
• France
• Papacy
• Ottoman Turks

Question 6

Although Italy was attacked by many groups/countries, which republic remained wealthy/independent?

Answer 6

Venetian Republic

Question 7

In how many wars did the Venetian Republic lose all territory in Greece?

Answer 7

two wars

Question 8

Unlike Florence and Milan, was was Venice able to do?

Answer 8

avoid invasion

Question 9

Did Protestantism become an organized force in Italy?

Answer 9

no

Question 10

When Protestantism appeared, who managed to suppress it quickly?

Answer 10

Inquisition or papacy

Question 11

What factors brought about the transition from Renaissance to Baroque and discouraged independent atmosphere of city-states?

Answer 11

• Spain’s intolerance

- stern attitude towards post-Renaissance papacy

Question 12

In the 17th century, which 3 states of Italy remained independent?

Answer 12

• papacy
• Venice
• Piedmont-Savoy

Question 13

The clauses in which Peace were disapproved by the pope?

Answer 13

Peace of Westphalia

Question 14

What was the status of the Venetian republic/Venice during Spanish control?

Answer 14

• fairly strong despite economic decline

- forced to give up Crete to Turks

Question 15

What did the dukes of Savoy and Piedmont do during Spanish control?

Answer 15

• increase holdings
• expand armies
• dev effective govt

Question 16

The dukes of Savoy and Piedmont prepared a route that would eventually lead them to what?

Answer 16

dominance in Italy

Question 17

When Ferdinand I became emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, control of Italy passed from who?

Answer 17

Spanish Hapsburgs to Austrian Hapsburgs

Question 18

Italy remained prominent in what?

Answer 18

baroque art and music

Question 19

This period saw the development of what?

Answer 19

strings instruments and opera

Question 20

Did Italy have an active role in European politics?

Answer 20

no

Question 21

Which two scientists were significant in this period?

Answer 21

Galileo and Copernicus