All of the following describe a city-state except:
large
independent
very far away from anything and anyone
ruled like a small country
What was a sign of prestige to Italy’s city-states?
spices
trade
schools
beauty
The subject of Boticelli’s painting demonstrates:
how Renaissance painters looked back to Ancient Greece and Rome for ideas for their paintings.
that Boticelli was in love when he painted.
that Florence had the most beautiful paintings in the Renaissance.
that Boticelli did not take this world very seriously.
Based on this passage, the word "academy" means:
painting
student
school
library
As a leading Renaissance city, Florence was very different than the rest of Europe during the Middle Ages. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons the passage gives to explain why?
The Bank of the Byzantine Empire purchased books from Italy to give as a gift to Cosimo de Medici.
Florence was very different because it had an independent government, not a feudal system.
Florence encouraged the appreciation of art and beauty, rather than appreciating only the works of God as the Catholic Church had done during the Middle Ages.
Florence earned its own wealth rather than simply passing on money and power.
