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Study Guide Questions
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Name the mountains that surround the city of Florence.
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What does "Florence" mean? What is the city's emblem?
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What movement that was to transform the world began in Florence?
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What group originally settled in the hills of Fiesole?
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What is the name of the river that runs through Florence?
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What group gained control of Florence in the First Century, B.C.?
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What preserved civilization and culture in Florence?
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8.
Name two of Florence's most powerful rivals. For what did each fight?
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9.
Name the two opposing political factions. Tell what each represented, thus dividing the
people of Florence for generations.
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10.
What was the "mighty engine of Florence's financial power"?
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What served as the "Bible of the Poor"?
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12.
Who helped to establish vernacular Italian as a spoken and written language?
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13.
Discuss ways in which art flourished, and identify the artists who contributed to the Renaissance. Tell what contributions they made.
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14.
Which family gradually gained control of Florence during the 14th Century--a time of frequent revolutions and family feuds?
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15.
Discuss some of the donations made to Florence by Cosimo the Elder.
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Under which ruler did the prestige of the Medicis reach its peak?
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17.
Discuss some of the disasters that occurred in Florence, and nearly ruined the city and its art
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