The Renaissance
Questions
Causes
1. Explain why the Renaissance began in Italy.
Politics
2. Identify and define the types of government in
Renaissance Italy.
3. Define “balance of power” and explain why it
developed in 15th c. Italy.
4. How did the Renaissance see the rise of modern
diplomacy?
5. Were Renaissance Italian states strong or weak?
Explain.
The Italian City-States, ca 1491
Florence
The “Chain Map” of Florence, 1470s
The Medici
Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici
(1478-1534) – Pope Clement VII
Cosimo de’ Medici, the Elder
(1389-1464) – 1st of the Medicis
Lorenzo de’ Medici, the Magnificent
(1449-1492)
Types of Government
1.
communes
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2.
republics
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3.
became type of oligarchy (merchant oligarchy)
overthrown by popolo
est. by popolo
overthrown by condottieri
signori
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ex. condottieri
Types of Government
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signori + merchant oligarchs est. princely
courts
Palazzo Ducale, Urbino (mid-15th c.)
Palace of Federico da Montefeltro, condotierro & lord of Urbino