7th grade*ch.29*Florence

Which statement might Machiavelli have made?

"Rulers should be feared rather than loved."

How did the development of a money-based economy affect Florence?

Florence became a banking center.

Why was Florence called "the cradle of the Renaissance"?

The Renaissance developed there.

Below are three elements of Renaissance culture. What do they have in common? • painting • architecture • sculpture

They were all influenced by classical ideas.

How were Florence's industries related to the city's culture?

Wealthy patrons sponsored many artists.

What important change made literature more popular during the Renaissance than it had been before?

Writers wrote in their own dialects.

What was one of Florence's major industries?

banking

What was one example of classic architecture influencing Florence's buildings?

domes

Where did Florentines (people from Florence) get ideas for the designs of their buildings?

from their study of Greek and Roman ruins

What is one thing that made Florence special?

its location

On what did Renaissance scientists base their work?

observation

Renaissance sculptures reflected humanism by

showing lifelike people.

What powerful family controlled Florence for almost 300 years?

the Medici family

What technique did Renaissance painters discover?

the use of perspective

During the Renaissance, how did people get information about nature?

through observation

Unlike medieval writers, Renaissance writers

wrote in their native languages.