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AP EURO EXAM REVIEW questions andanswers
Balance of Power in Italian City-States - If one Italian city gained too much power,
the other city-states would combine forces and make sure that power between all
major city states was equal
"Father of Humanism" - Francesco Petrarch
How did Northern Humanists differ from their Italian predecessors? - In their
focus in the textual reexamination of the Bible and the writings of the early church
fathers.
Thomas More's Utopia? - Presented a revolutionary social order based on
communal living and property
What did Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince argue? - That a prince's highest
obligation was the preservation of his state.
Italian Renaissance Art can be best described as? - NeoClassicism in which the
traditional characteristics of harmony and symmetry were valued.
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One of Machiavelli's most important ideas? - The ends justifies the means. You
have to do what you can to maintain your power, including often times doing
harsh/brutal things. He did not advocate immoral behavior, but he believed that
political action cannot be restricted by moral considerations.
Key concepts of Northern Humanism? - - Mixing classical ideals with Christian
virtues-
-Stressed use of reason rather than dogma-
- Believed that human nature could be improved through education and reading
scripture
What economic industries made the city-state of Florence powerful? - Banking
and Textiles.
How did the city-states of Italy eventually have their power weakened/lost? - The
city-states were not united, therefore providing the opportunity for countries such
as France to come and invade all the city-states.
Baldassare Castiglione - Writer best known for his novel, The Courtier, which
became a manual of proper behavior for gentleman and ladies for centuries to
come.
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Humanism - Known for interest in letters, power of knowledge, and the
glorification of man
Characteristics of Italian Renaissance - - Interest in classical antiquity-
- Perfect human form-
- High regard for the individual-
Erasmus - Wrote On the Praise of Folly, stressed education and scripture reading
What were the causes of the Reformation? - a. Influence of Jan Hus
b. Babylonian Captivity/Great Schism
c. Printing Press
d. Church corruption (Simony, nepotism, pluralism)
e. Conciliarism
f. Suspicion of clergy/development of personal devotions
g. Greed of secular leaders who wanted more land.
h. Papal need for money (Indulgences)
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