Chapter 11 Lesson 1 Quiz

the diplomat who wrote The Prince in 1513

• Medici

• diplomacy

• Niccolò Machiavelli

• secular

During the Renaissance, there was a rebirth of interest in

• art and learning.

• religion.

• military strategies.

• political freedom.

Because of Italy’s long coastlines, Italian city-states became wealthy through

• farming.

• fishing.

• shipbuilding.

• trade.

Which of the following cities was most famous during the Renaissance?

• Florence

• Genoa

• Milan

• Rome

Europe’s kings allowed the Italian city-states to remain independent so the kings could

• borrow money from them.

• hire mercenaries.

• pay tribute.

• use their ports.

Which person was an Italian writer who believed that because people were greedy and self-centered, keeping power by any means was the only way to rule?

• Kublai Khan

• Lorenzo de’ Medici

• Marco Polo

• Niccolò Machiavelli

being more interested in this world than in religion

• secular

• diplomacy

• Renaissance

• Medici

the rich banking family from Florence

• Renaissance

• Medici family

• Niccolò Machiavelli

• diplomacy

the period from about 1350 to 1550 in Europe that saw major developments in art, culture, architecture, learning, and science

• The Renaissance

• diplomacy

• Medici

the art of negotiating or making deals with other countries

• diplomacy

• Niccolò Machiavelli

• secular