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Chapter 13
DUE Fri. 9/16
European Society in the Age of the Renaissance
Learning Objectives
After reading and studying this chapter you should be able to:
1. discuss the meanings of the term renaissance.
2. explain how the Italian Renaissance affected politics, the economy, and society.
3. compare/contrast the Italian Renaissance and the subsequent Northern Europe Renaissance.
4. detail the evolution of medieval kingdoms into early modern nation-states.
Historical Examples – Terms and Names to help you answer the Review Questions
Baldassare Castiglione
centralization
city-states
Erasmus
individualism
merchants
patronage
printing press
secularism
state institutions
The Prince
Utopia
vernacular
ecclesiastical
classical
bureaucracy
A. Review Questions – Each answer must correctly include at least one of the terms/names above.
Circle or highlight the term(s) in each answer.
1.Explain how Renaissance Italy experienced a balance of power in the 15th century. What historic
developments threatened the balance of power? (413-419)
2.What factors inspired the development of Renaissance humanism? How did humanist thought influence
15th and 16th century society? (419-422)
3.Focusing on education and the workplace, explain how women fit into Renaissance society. (428-433)
4.Describe how new technologies shaped the Renaissance worldview. (428-433)
5.Compare & contrast Italian Renaissance thought with Northern Renaissance thought. Use at least one
specific thinker from each school of thought to help demonstrate your ideas. (419-422 & 438-441)
6.How did the New Monarchs reflect Machiavelli’s new ideas about politics and morality? (429 & 441-446)
B. LEQ Practice
For the following essay prompt write a thesis statement. Be sure that it clearly addresses all parts of the
question.
Analyze how the visual arts represented both change and continuity in Italian society during the period of the
Renaissance circa 1400 - 1550.
C. Online Extra
Use the online Primary Source materials found on the McKay text website (linked to my website).
Select three primary sources from Chapter 13 that connect to women’s roles in Renaissance society. In a brief
paragraph for each primary source explain how women’s roles and experiences differed from men’s during the
Renaissance.