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Tanner Oman Kevin Reins 394 Internship 02 December 2009 In Class Assessment Tool over Italian Renaissance Humanism- Niccolo Machiavelli-
 * Give a Brief Description of these key words and their Importance. **

Individualism-

“The Prince”-

Secularism-

Doge-

Fancesco Petrach-

Leonardo da Vinci-

Answer the Following Questions. ** 1. What were the subjects taught and studied within the //Studia Humanitas// schools?

 2. What are your thoughts on the advice given by Benvenuto Cellini in his “The Book of the Courtier? What about his advice to women?

3. Why was Florence known as the birthplace of the Renaissance? What did the Medici Family contribute to its growth?

4. “The Donation of Constantine”, a text that provided the basis for the pope’s supposed supremacy over kings and nobles was proved to be a forgery by the Humanist Lorenzo Valla. What significance did this find give to the Renaissance movement?