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Italian humanists stressed the

Role of the church in the reform of society

Absolute authority of classical texts

Study of the classics for what they could reveal about human nature

Study of the classics in order to understand the divine nature of God

Which of the following was a wealthy Florentine, the political leader of his city, and a patron of Renaissance artists?

Giovanni Sforza

Gerolama Orsini

Cesare Borgia

Cosimo de Medici

Which of the following characterizes the role of Europe in the system of world trade prior to the voyage of Columbus?

Europe was the major western node of the trading system that produced high-quality textiles and metalwork desired by others.

Europe was a minor trading power that produced few products desired by other civilizations.

Europe provided the banking and financial services that sustained the world trading system.

Europe served as the most important market for products because it produced few goods.

Bartolomé de Las Casas asserted that the Indians

Had a unique culture that should be respected

Were creatures of Satan who could not be converted or trusted

Had human rights

Should be denied protection unless they embraced Christianity.

Which of the following was a major motivation for European exploration?

Fear of invasion from China

Fear of invasion from the Americas

Desire for material profit

Desire to escape from the Black Death

What individuals believed the merging of Christian and classical traditions could provide reform for the church and deepen the spiritual lives of people?

Patricians

Christian humanists

Conversos

Jacobites

This Renaissance painting of Ginevra de' Benci, a 15th century Florentine aristocraft, was painted by whom?

Sandro Botticelli

Raphaello Sanzio da Urbino

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo Buonorroti

Who was the most prominent metalsmith who helped develop metal movable print?

Johann Fust

Leonardo da Vinci

Desiderius Erasmus

Johann Gutenberg

What educational book by Baldassare Castiglione provided a treatise on training a young man in the discipline and fashion needed for the courtly ideal of being a gentleman?

The Courtier

The Prince

Utopia

Education of a Christian Prince

Which of the following was the most important source of patronage for Renaissance artists?

Monasteries

Wealthy individuals and rulers

Art guilds

Universities and academic institutions

What Florentine artist was commissioned by Pope Julius II to build his tomb and paint the Sistine Chapel?

Botticelli

Da Vinci

Raphael

Michelangelo

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