AP European History
Chapter 11 Study Guide
1) Identify the following about The Procession of the Holy Relic:
-- the artist:
-- the city and cathedral highlighted in the painting:
-- the monastic order and their relic shown in the painting:
2) What does “renaissance” literally mean?
3) According to the text, what were the distinguishing features for each of the following eras:
-- 1350-400:
-- 1400-1500:
-- 1500-1550:
4) In 2-3 sentences, describe how social class and wealth distinctions differed between rural
and urban areas.
5) List 2 guilds that would rank in the highest tier, the middle tier, and the lowest tier of
Renaissance society.
6) List 5 “cool facts” from the section entitled “Production and Consumption”:
7) Describe four key aspects of life for a wealthy Renaissance child that would have been
quite different than those of poor children.
8) List 5 “cool facts” about the lives of adult women in the Renaissance era.
9) List 5 “cool facts” about the lives of adult men in the Renaissance era.
10) List 5 ways in which the quality of life changed and/or improved during the Renaissance era.
11) Define “piazza” and “palazzo.”
12) In 2-3 sentences, explain how the urban society and governance of the Italian city-states
affected the development of art and architecture.
13) Identify the Renaissance figures who pioneered the use of perspective in their fields:
-- architect and engineer for the dome on Florence’s cathedral:
-- sculptor who created Judith Slaying Holofernes:
-- painter who painted The Expulsion of Adam and Eve and The Holy Trinity:
14) List 2 paintings by Piero and two by Botticelli:
15) List 2 areas that Leonardo da Vinci studied besides painting?
16) List 5 “cool facts” about Michelangelo:
17) Identify the following concerning humanism:
-- its general relationship to religion in European society in the Renaissance era:
-- 3 subjects taught as part of the “humanities”:
-- Pico della Mirandola’s famous humanist work:
-- the two ancient civilizations studied so prominently by the humanists:
-- the ways in which the humanists changed historical scholarship:
-- the “Father of Humanism” and the Roman figure that he admired the most:
18) Define “philology.”
19) What was the “Donation of Constantine,” and what important discovery did Lorenzo
Valla make? Why were the words “fief” and “satrap” important in this context?
20) In 2-3 sentences, explain the concept of “civic humanism.”
21) What were the titles and major purposes for the famous books by Alberti and Castiglionie?
22) Define “sprezzatura.”
23) What ancient medical expert was largely “rediscovered” during the Renaissance, and what did he
teach about the composition of the body? What did this “discovery” due for the study of
anatomy?
24) Identify the author of The Prince and at least two important jobs/posts that he held. What
happened to him in 1512?
25) In 2-3 sentences, explain what conditions led the Italian city-states to be the wealthiest and most
powerful political units in Europe during the height of the Renaissance era?
26) What were the two main Italian powers located in central and southern Italy? What were the
three dominant city-states in northern Italy?
27) List 3 threats that the governments of the Italian city-states faced continuously during this era.
28) Define “condottieri.”
29) Identify the following about Milan:
-- the larger area in which it is located:
-- the nearby mountains:
-- its ruling family for nearly two centuries:
-- the military commander who seized power in the mid 15th century:
30) Identify the following about Venice:
-- the elected official who ruled as the chief magistrate:
-- 2 aspects of the city that made it quite different than others in western Europe:
-- 3 manufactured goods that flowed through Venice:
-- the empire with whom they traded so frequently:
-- the organization with fixed membership that held political power and the name of the
book in which its members had to be registered at birth:
-- 2 reasons that Venice began focusing more on mainland commerce:
-- 2 keys to Venice’s successful expansion during the 15th century:
31) Identify the following about Florence:
-- the 2 key businesses that led to its tremendous prosperity:
-- 2 factors that harmed the wealth and stability of Florence:
-- the great oligarch who took power in 1434 and his grandson who ruled later:
-- the name of the ruling council:
-- 2 examples of Lorenzo’s emphasis on humanism:
-- 2 powers that declared war on Florence when Lorenzo came to power:
32) What were the two universally accepted Italian coins?
33) List 2 ways in which the Renaissance spread beyond Italy.
34) What peace agreement was reached in 1454, and how successful was it?
35) What Ottoman prince conquered Constantinople, and in what year did he do so?
36) What political units united against Milan during the Wars of Italy, and what counry and
monarch intervened on Milan’s behalf?
37) What 2 major powers later intervened, and in what year was Rome finally sacked?