Chapter 13, Part II

Terms to outline:

• Michelangelo and/or Donatello
• Machiavelli's  The Prince
• The printing press

Questions to Consider

• How did artists reflect the intellectual hallmarks of the Renaissance that we discussed last time?
• What, according to Machiavelli, should the ideal ruler be like?  What does this suggest about the people's ability to self-govern?
• Why was the printing press such a monumental invention? How did it facilitate communication, and what implications might this have for the power of the common man?  For religion?
• The text suggests that women's status declined during the Renaissance.  How did this happen?
• Consider sexuality among men and women during the Renaissance.  How does it display inequality and women's lower status?
• Compare and contrast European slavery with that of the Americas.