Question 1

In detail, explain the formation, rise to power, and control that despots had on Italian society in the fifteenth century.Was the rule subtle or blatant? Who were the main ruling families of this era? As a result of this rule, what other aspects of society were influenced? In what ways?

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Question 2

An agreement called the ________, reached in 1356 by Emperor Charles IV and the major German territorial rulers, established a seven-member electoral college to administer the German empire.

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Question 3

In Jiménez's Complutensian Polyglot Bible, Hebrew, Greek, and ________ appeared together.

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Question 4

Between the newly acquired Burgundian lands and his own inheritance, King Louis XI was able to end his reign with a kingdom almost ________ the size of that he had inherited.

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Question 5

What were the principal effects of the European voyages of "discovery"? Do you think these effects were, on the whole, positive or negative?

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Question 6

The ________ is a device, often harsh, that required adult male Indians to devote a certain number of days of labor annually to Spanish economic enterprises.

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Question 7

In detail, describe the impact of the printing press.What economic, social, religious, and political movements did this invention stir? Some would argue that the invention of the printing press had as intense an impact in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries as the invention of the Internet in late twentieth century.In your opinion, which had a more sweeping effect on all aspects of society? Explain.

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Question 8

The Concordat of Bologna helped to keep France Catholic after the breakout of the ________.

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Question 9

After the Black Death reduced the supply of laborers everywhere in Western Europe, the demand for _________ soared.

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Question 10

In what way did the humanist movement lead to the Reformation? What influence did academic freedom have on the laity? Did good scholarship change the views of the people? Explain.

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Question 11

Why was Pope Julius II called the "warrior pope"? What happened at the battle of Novara in 1513? What were the terms of the Concordat of Bologna?

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Question 12

A(n) ________ is the formal grant of the right to the labor of a specific number of Indians.

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Question 13

"It is better to will the good than to know the truth." These words from Petrarch's teaching became the motto of many later humanists.In your own words, explain the context of this quote.How did it influence later humanists? What is dangerous about knowing the truth? How is ignorance also its own danger? Which would be your preference? Explain.

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Question 14

________ is a reaction to the simplicity of High Renaissance art and made room for the strange and the abnormal, giving freer reign to the individual perceptions and feelings of the artist, who now felt free to paint, compose, or write in an "affected" way.

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Question 15

The appeal of ________ lay in its flattering view of human nature, which distinguished between an eternal sphere of being and the perishable world in which humans actually lived.

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Question 16

Examine the excerpt from Pico della Mirandola's Oration on the Dignity of Man.How significant is the choice outlined in this excerpt? Are the basic opinions limited? Do they differ from what the church thought life's limits and options were? Is the concept of freedom in this passage a modern one? What do you believe is Mirandola's definition of "free will"? Explain.

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Question 17

Spanish colonials born in Spain were known as _______, as opposed to the American-born creoles.

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Question 18

How did the Spanish conquerors create a Spanish world empire? Cortés took over the Aztecs in Mexico.Pizarro conquered the Incas in Peru.How were they able to take over these powerful people in such a short amount of time? Explain.

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Question 19

Explain in detail the rationale and methods used in the French invasion of Italy.Were the French successful? What effect did the French invasion have on different Italian states?

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Question 20

What did Machiavelli believe is the most important trait for a ruler? Did Machiavelli see the potential for this trait in any of his contemporaries? Do you agree with Machiavelli's ideas on governing? Explain.

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Quiz 10: Renaissance and Discovery