World History Unit 5 Lesson 1

________________ refers to Roman Catholic Europe.

Christendom

Who was the first great leader of the Medici family?

Cosimo de' Medici

The Italian Renaissance was first centered in _______________ and then Rome.

Florence

__________________ was a powerful, influential city-state of Italy.

Florence

Who was the Dominican friar that called people to turn from immoral behavior and influences?

Girolamo Savonarola

Who was the Dominican friar that was a passionate and captivating preacher?

Girolamo Savonarola

The military conflict which encouraged the spread of the Renaissance was the ___________.

Italian Wars

__________________ is the country where the Renaissance began.

Italy

Who assumed the position of his grandfather at the head of the Medici bank and Florentine politics?

Lorenzo de' Medici

________________ were a class of people that were most significant in the development of the arts.

Merchants

________________ is the office of the Pope.

Papacy

The ____________ of the 14th and 15th centuries was influenced by a renewed interest in the writings of the ancient Greeks and Romans.

Renaissance

________________ means "rebirth" in French.

Renaissance

A humanist scholar studied the writings of the ancient Greeks and _______________.

Romans