The Renaissance in Europe Lesson 1

What did Machiavelli think about the connection between politics and moral principles?

He thought that the two should be separate.

What where the major territorial states?

Milan, Venice, Florence, Papal States, and the Kingdom of Naples

How did these states rise to power, and what kind of power did they have?

They got money from the trade routes that passed from their cities, they had control over politics and culture within the city.

How did the growth of monarchical states in Europe affect the Italian states?

They had other city-states competing against them. And they fought against each other.

What was expected of the nobility in the Renaissance society?

They had to serve the lords in power in their location. They were also patrons to the arts.

How were the lives of burghers and workers similar.

They were both in the middle class.

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

They were rich and they usually were merchants, they could live in nicer neighborhoods.