Section 1 Reading Guide Main Idea 1. What was the Renaissance? Explain in your own words the three (3) characteristics. Geography Skills (page 2) 1. Which Italian city-states did not have a seacoast? 2. How could traders from the landlocked city-states gain access to the sea? Reading Check 1. What attracted the French king Charles VIII to Italy? 2. What was Machiavelli's central thesis in The Prince? Patronage of the Medici Family 1. How did the Medici influence the Renaissance in Florence? 2. Why do you think Gozzoli included portraits of several members of the Medici family in his fresco depicting a biblical scene? Renaissance Society After reading about marriage customs during the Renaissance - Should your parents choose your future spouse? Explain.

Section 1 Reading Guide Main Idea 1. What was the Renaissance? Explain in your own words the three (3) characteristics. Geography Skills (page 2) 1. Which Italian city-states did not have a seacoast? 2. How could traders from the landlocked city-states gain access to the sea? Reading Check 1. What attracted the French king Charles VIII to Italy? 2. What was Machiavelli's central thesis in The Prince? Patronage of the Medici Family 1. How did the Medici influence the Renaissance in Florence? 2. Why do you think Gozzoli included portraits of several members of the Medici family in his fresco depicting a biblical scene? Renaissance Society After reading about marriage customs during the Renaissance - Should your parents choose your future spouse? Explain.