Chapter 15 Lesson 1

What did Machiavelli think about the connection between politics and moral principals

A prince must base his ideas about power on an understanding of human nature not moral principles; evil when necessary.

How were urban upper class man lives burghers and workers similar

Both lived miserable lives

How did the territorial states rise to power and what kind of power did they have

Dominated economic, political, and cultural life; prosperous trade

What were the major territorial states

Milan, Venice, Florence, Papal States, Naples

What were the key characteristics of Italy during the Renaissance

Nobility, multiple city states less rulers, social classes were different, marriage meant different things

What was the purpose of marriage

Security, Strengthen business, and family ties

What was the role of the mother wife in the Italian family

Supervise household, raise children, moral education

Describe the lives of the urban upper class in Renaissance society.

Trade, industry, and banking

How did the growth of monarchial states in Europe affect the Italian States

city states in italy more independent because there wasn't one ruler over all of them.

What was expected of the nobility in Renaissance society?

Well developed individual, goal of nobles, or the aristocracy