Question 1

In The City of Ladies , Christine de Pizan argued that

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A) the Virgin Mary rehabilitated the nature of all women and, therefore, women are now in all respects equal to men. 
B) "the perfection of conduct and virtues" is more important than gender; thus, men and women do not differ in their social roles. 
C) just as Augustine's City of God would outlast "the City of Man", so the City of Ladies will surpass male accomplishments. 
D) in the environment of the Renaissance women are the de facto rulers of the more advanced societies. 
E) "the perfection of conduct and virtues" is more important than gender; nevertheless, men and women still have distinctly different roles in society. 
A) the Virgin Mary rehabilitated the nature of all women and, therefore, women are now in all respects equal to men. 
B) "the perfection of conduct and virtues" is more important than gender; thus, men and women do not differ in their social roles. 
C) just as Augustine's City of God would outlast "the City of Man", so the City of Ladies will surpass male accomplishments. 
D) in the environment of the Renaissance women are the de facto rulers of the more advanced societies. 
E) "the perfection of conduct and virtues" is more important than gender; nevertheless, men and women still have distinctly different roles in society.

Question 2

Which of the following does the text identify as having a profound effect on family structures, marriage patterns, and relations between the sexes in the Italian city-states?

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A) city life 
B) canon law 
C) Roman law 
D) a surplus of men 
E) all of the above 
A) city life 
B) canon law 
C) Roman law 
D) a surplus of men 
E) all of the above

Question 3

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 secularism

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Secularism is the principle of separatin

Question 4

Which of the following statements concerning Venice is correct?

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A) After 1297 the chief executive offices of the states were opened to non-elites. 
B) Republican Venice collapsed due to the influence of the Medicis. 
C) Venice faced nearly constant upheaval and rebellion. 
D) The city had an extensive maritime empire in the eastern Mediterranean. 
E) Its electorate included the wealthy as well as merchants, apprentices, and poor laborers. 
A) After 1297 the chief executive offices of the states were opened to non-elites. 
B) Republican Venice collapsed due to the influence of the Medicis. 
C) Venice faced nearly constant upheaval and rebellion. 
D) The city had an extensive maritime empire in the eastern Mediterranean. 
E) Its electorate included the wealthy as well as merchants, apprentices, and poor laborers.

Question 5

The humanist credited with making Renaissance humanism an international movement was

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A) Petrarch. 
B) Lorenzo Valla. 
C) Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. 
D) Desiderius Erasmus. 
E) Sir Thomas More. 
A) Petrarch. 
B) Lorenzo Valla. 
C) Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. 
D) Desiderius Erasmus. 
E) Sir Thomas More.

Question 6

Renaissance humanists' rejection of the Augustinian worldview usually involved a/an

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A) rejection of the notion of Christ as the savior-god in favor of the view that Jesus was a great man, nothing more. 
B) adoption of Tacitus' interpretation of the Pax Romana. 
C) revival of the ancient Greek ideal of arête, human excellence. 
D) denial of the compatibility of Greek philosophy and Christianity. 
E) rejection of all the Church Fathers. 
A) rejection of the notion of Christ as the savior-god in favor of the view that Jesus was a great man, nothing more. 
B) adoption of Tacitus' interpretation of the Pax Romana. 
C) revival of the ancient Greek ideal of arête, human excellence. 
D) denial of the compatibility of Greek philosophy and Christianity. 
E) rejection of all the Church Fathers.

Question 7

The Renaissance began to spread to Germany, France, England, and Spain in

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A) the late fourteenth century. 
B) the early fifteenth century. 
C) the late fifteenth century. 
D) the late sixteenth century. 
E) none of the above 
A) the late fourteenth century. 
B) the early fifteenth century. 
C) the late fifteenth century. 
D) the late sixteenth century. 
E) none of the above

Question 8

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Define the term humanism and explain its impact on a Renaissance educational ideal.

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Humanism is a philosophical and intellec

Question 9

In which of the following states did the church exercise a monopoly over humanist learning and exploit it for its own purposes?

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A) Germany 
B) France 
C) Spain 
D) Italy 
E) England 
A) Germany 
B) France 
C) Spain 
D) Italy 
E) England

Question 10

Who was the author of the Oration on the Dignity of Man (1486)? ​​

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A) ​ Lorenzo Valla 
B) ​ Erasmus 
C) ​ Baldesar Castiglione 
D) ​ Pico della Mirandola 
E) ​ Petrarch 
A) ​ Lorenzo Valla 
B) ​ Erasmus 
C) ​ Baldesar Castiglione 
D) ​ Pico della Mirandola 
E) ​ Petrarch

Question 11

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 classical

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Classical

Who?
The term "classical" can

Question 12

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How was the Italian city-state of the Late Middle Ages fundamentally different from other European states?

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The Italian city-state of the Late Middl

Question 13

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 aristocratic republic

Accepted Answer

An aristocratic republic is a form of go

Question 14

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 despotism

Accepted Answer

Despotism is a form of government where

Question 15

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 moveable type

Accepted Answer

Moveable type refers to a system of prin

Question 16

Which of the following fits under the heading of advice books for courtiers and would-be gentlemen in Renaissance Italy?

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A) Gargantua and Pantagruel 
B) The Prince 
C) The Book of the Courtier 
D) Utopia 
E) The Colloquies of Erasmus 
A) Gargantua and Pantagruel 
B) The Prince 
C) The Book of the Courtier 
D) Utopia 
E) The Colloquies of Erasmus

Question 17

In  The Instruction of a Christian Woman , Juan Vives argued that women

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A) ​ should get the same education as men. 
B) ​ should be protected from the new learning since their natural inclination toward religion. 
C) ​ should receive a humanist education with the exception of rhetoric since women were not suited for leadership roles. 
D) ​ possessed reason but did not possess the ability to use it effectively. 
E) ​ presented the ideals of education and refinement toward which men should aspire. 
A) ​ should get the same education as men. 
B) ​ should be protected from the new learning since their natural inclination toward religion. 
C) ​ should receive a humanist education with the exception of rhetoric since women were not suited for leadership roles. 
D) ​ possessed reason but did not possess the ability to use it effectively. 
E) ​ presented the ideals of education and refinement toward which men should aspire.

Question 18

In The Prince , Machiavelli states that

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A) it is more important to know how politics and government actually operate than how ideally they should be run. 
B) a successful prince must be both wily and virtuous but must always appear virtuous even when he is not. 
C) religion was not the foundation of government but simply a useful tool. 
D) a new army comprised of citizens is necessary to free Italy of its invaders. 
E) all of the above 
A) it is more important to know how politics and government actually operate than how ideally they should be run. 
B) a successful prince must be both wily and virtuous but must always appear virtuous even when he is not. 
C) religion was not the foundation of government but simply a useful tool. 
D) a new army comprised of citizens is necessary to free Italy of its invaders. 
E) all of the above

Question 19

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 nouveaux riches

Accepted Answer

The term "nouveaux riches" refers to ind

Question 20

Which of the following was the most common argument the city-states of northern Italy used to justify their de facto independence from the Holy Roman Empire?

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A) As Italians, they should not be ruled by Germans. 
B) Customary feudal subjection should be adjusted to fit a changing reality. 
C) They were still loyal to the descendent of Charlemagne and believed that the Emperors of the fourteenth century were usurpers. 
D) Their preference was to be dominated by the pope. 
E) none of the above 
A) As Italians, they should not be ruled by Germans. 
B) Customary feudal subjection should be adjusted to fit a changing reality. 
C) They were still loyal to the descendent of Charlemagne and believed that the Emperors of the fourteenth century were usurpers. 
D) Their preference was to be dominated by the pope. 
E) none of the above

In The City of Ladies , Christine de Pizan argued that

Which of the following does the text identify as having a profound effect on family structures, marriage patterns, and relations between the sexes in the Italian city-states?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? secularism

Which of the following statements concerning Venice is correct?

The humanist credited with making Renaissance humanism an international movement was

Renaissance humanists' rejection of the Augustinian worldview usually involved a/an

The Renaissance began to spread to Germany, France, England, and Spain in

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Define the term humanism and explain its impact on a Renaissance educational ideal.

In which of the following states did the church exercise a monopoly over humanist learning and exploit it for its own purposes?

Who was the author of the Oration on the Dignity of Man (1486)?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? classical

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How was the Italian city-state of the Late Middle Ages fundamentally different from other European states?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? aristocratic republic

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? despotism

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? moveable type

Which of the following fits under the heading of advice books for courtiers and would-be gentlemen in Renaissance Italy?

In The Instruction of a Christian Woman , Juan Vives argued that women

In The Prince , Machiavelli states that

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? nouveaux riches

Which of the following was the most common argument the city-states of northern Italy used to justify their de facto independence from the Holy Roman Empire?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Exam 13: The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

In The City of Ladies , Christine de Pizan argued that

Which of the following does the text identify as having a profound effect on family structures, marriage patterns, and relations between the sexes in the Italian city-states?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? secularism

Which of the following statements concerning Venice is correct?

The humanist credited with making Renaissance humanism an international movement was

Renaissance humanists' rejection of the Augustinian worldview usually involved a/an

The Renaissance began to spread to Germany, France, England, and Spain in

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Define the term humanism and explain its impact on a Renaissance educational ideal.

In which of the following states did the church exercise a monopoly over humanist learning and exploit it for its own purposes?

Who was the author of the Oration on the Dignity of Man (1486)? ​​

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? classical

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How was the Italian city-state of the Late Middle Ages fundamentally different from other European states?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? aristocratic republic

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? despotism

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? moveable type

Which of the following fits under the heading of advice books for courtiers and would-be gentlemen in Renaissance Italy?

In The Instruction of a Christian Woman , Juan Vives argued that women

In The Prince , Machiavelli states that

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? nouveaux riches

Which of the following was the most common argument the city-states of northern Italy used to justify their de facto independence from the Holy Roman Empire?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Who was the author of the Oration on the Dignity of Man (1486)?