Renaissance History Study Guide

Predicates for the Renaissance

• How did the Bubonic Plague make the Italian Renaissance possible?
• What if the Black Death Never Occurred?
• What were the social factors that led to the Renaissance in Italy?
• What were the causes of the Northern Renaissance?

Renaissance Politics

• What was Pope Julius IIs contribution to Renaissance Italy?
• What was the Borgias contribution to Renaissance Italy?
• What was the influence of Emperor Frederick II on the Italian Renaissance?
• What was the role of the Popes in the Renaissance?
• How did the de Medici contribute to the Renaissance?
• Why did the Reformation fail in Renaissance Italy?

The End of the Renaissance

• What was the impact of Charles VIIIs invasion of Italy (1494) on the Renaissance?
• Did the Sack of Rome in 1527 end the Renaissance in Italy?
• Why did the Italian Renaissance End?

Broader Impact of the Renaissance

• How did the Renaissance influence the Reformation?
• When did oil paints become popular?
• What Is the History of Ice Cream?

Booklists

• Top 10 Books on the origins of the Italian Renaissance