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Italian City States and the Renaissance of Europe
I. Introduction
II. Advantages of the City-States
B. Legacies of
the Roman Empire
C. Presence of
the Church
III. Trade and Engagement with the World
A. Links to Byzantium
B. Trade with
Muslims
C. Crusades
IV. Renaissance Humanism
A. Scholarship
under the Church
- Bologna,
Paris, Oxford
B.
“Donation of Constantine”
A. Expression
of Renaissance Ideals
- example:
Raphael’s School of Athens
(1509)
- example:
Michaelangleo’s David
A. Inventing
European Diplomacy
- Peace of
Lodi (1454)
B. The Prince (1513)
VII. Conclusion: French Invasion & the Spread of the
Renaissance
Key Terms
Brunelleschi’s Dome
Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
Bologna, Paris,
Oxford
Donation of Constantine
Humanism
Raphael (1483-1520)
School of
Athens
Michielangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564)
Peace of Lodi
Niccolo Machiavelli
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