City-States
Government
Renaissance Beginnings
Rebirth
Renaissance Men
100

City-state where the papacy was located 

Rome

100

a political-economic-social system of landholding, where class structure and roles were very rigid.

feudal system

100

powerful new class outside the hierarchy of the feudal system

merchant

100

Era 1350-1600

The Renaissance

100

Painted the Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo

200

the city-state know as the "Cradle" or Heart of the Renaissance

Florence

200

state whereby the citizens hold the power rather than a monarch

republic

200

Where middlemen were situated; had the majority of land on the Silk Road

Islamic empire

200

Era beginning in the 4th century

Middle Ages

200

Painted the Mona Lisa

Da Vinci

300

One of the first gold coins used for purchasing goods as opposed to bartering.

florin

300

A treaty brought forward by Cosimo Medici to bring peace among city-states

Treaty of Lodi

300

travel and trade in the middle east

Silk Road

300

Time period beginning in the 14th century

The Renaissance

300

a person who provides financial or other support for artists

patron of the arts

400

an organization of craftsmen or merchants (similar to today's unions)

guild

400

a formal agreement to cooperate

alliance

400

the movement of population away from the countryside and into cities

urbanization

400

Most important contribution(s) the Silk Road brought to other nations

Ideas and/or inventions (will accept one or both)

400

Family that had control of Florence during the Renaissance for many years

Medici

500

this city-state had a great location for trading with Northern Europe due to both sea and land access

Genoa

500

the skill or tact in handling negotiations, especially in government

diplomacy

500

Christian military expeditions to gain back control of the Holy Land

Crusades

500

Main reason the city-states began to flourish

trade
500

Painted the School of Athens

Raphael