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CHAPTER TIMELINE
Civic humanism in Florence
1400
1425 1450
1475 1500 1525
Masaccio’s frescoes in Florence
Rule of Cosimo de’ Medici in Florence
Marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella
War of the Roses
Sack of Rome
Machiavelli’s The Prince
Invention of printing with movable type
Fall of Constantinople
Castiglione’s Book of the
Courtier
Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper
Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling
CHAPTER REVIEW
Upon Reflection
Q What was the pattern of political development in Italy? How was this pattern of political development reflected in the work of Machiavelli?
Key Terms
Renaissance (p. 274) estates (p. 277) individualism (p. 281) secularism (p. 281) humanism (p. 281)
Suggestions for Further Reading
GENERAL WORKS ON THE RENAISSANCE General works on the Renaissance in Europe include M. L. King, The Renaissance in Europe (New York, 2004), and J. Hale, The Civilization of Europe in the Renaissance (New York, 1994). Also valuable is S. Sider, Handbook to Life in Renaissance Europe (New York, 2005).
Q What was the relationship between Italian Renaissance humanism and Italian Renaissance art?
Q What impact did the policies of the Renaissance popes have on the Catholic Church?
civic humanism (p. 283) Neoplatonism (p. 283) Hermeticism (p. 284) new monarchies (p. 292) nepotism (p. 297)
FAMILY AND MARRIAGE On family and marriage, see C. Klapisch-Zuber, Women, Family, and Ritual in Renaissance Italy (Chicago, 1985). On women, see M. L. King, M. L. Brown, and K. B. McBride, Women’s Roles During the Renaissance (New York, 2005).
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