• Syllabus

4: The Renaissance (c1400–1600)

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Sub sections and their related questions

Origins, causes and development of the Renaissance in Italy; social and political situation in Florence

• 17N.3op4.HL.TZ0.07: “The wealth of Italian cities was the most significant factor in the development of the...
• 21M.3op4.HL.TZ0.7: Evaluate the contribution of social and political factors to the development of the Renaissance...
• 22M.3op4.HL.TZ0.7: “The wealth of Italian cities was the main cause of the Renaissance.” Discuss.

Forms of government in Italian city states: Milan; Florence; Venice

• 17M.3op4.HL.TZ0.7: Compare and contrast the characteristics of government in Florence and Venice.
• 18N.3op4.HL.TZ0.8:

  Compare and contrast the forms of government in Milan and Venice.

• 19M.3op4.HL.TZ0.7: Compare and contrast the forms of government in Milan and Florence.
• 20N.3op4.HL.TZ0.7: Compare and contrast the forms of government in two of the following Italian city states: Milan,...

The importance of patronage: role and significance of Lorenzo de Medici and Ludovico Sforza; papal patronage

• 18M.3op4.HL.TZ0.7: Evaluate the significance of the patronage of Lorenzo de Medici and Ludovico Sforza in the...
• 21M.3op4.HL.TZ0.8: Evaluate the role of papal patronage in promoting the arts.
• 21N.3op4.HL.TZ0.7: “Lorenzo de’ Medici was the most significant patron of the arts in 15th-century Italy.” To what...

Cultural and intellectual developments: art, literature, architecture and political writings

• 18N.3op4.HL.TZ0.7: Evaluate the significance of political writings to cultural and intellectual development during...
• 19N.3op4.HL.TZ0.7:

  Discuss the origins of developments in art and literature during the Renaissance.

• 22M.3op4.HL.TZ0.8:

  Examine the impact of literature during the Renaissance.

The northern Renaissance: spread to Burgundy and Germany

• 17M.3op4.HL.TZ0.8: Discuss the reasons why the Renaissance spread to Burgundy and Germany.
• 19N.3op4.HL.TZ0.8: With reference to Burgundy and Germany, discuss the reasons for the emergence of the Northern...
• 21N.3op4.HL.TZ0.8: “Trade was the most important factor in the development of the Northern Renaissance in Burgundy...

Case study of the spread and impact of the Renaissance to one European country not already mentioned in this section

• 17N.3op4.HL.TZ0.08:

  Evaluate the impact of the Renaissance on one European country excluding Italy, Burgundy and Germany.

• 18M.3op4.HL.TZ0.8:

  Evaluate the spread of the Renaissance in one European country (other than Italy, Germany and Burgundy).

• 19M.3op4.HL.TZ0.8: Examine the reasons for the spread of the Renaissance in one European country excluding Italy,...
• 20N.3op4.HL.TZ0.8: “The Renaissance had little impact.” Discuss with reference to one European country excluding...