1. Essay Questions Know them, love them, and most importantly… STUDY THEM!!!!

2. Question 1 How was the Medici family so influential to the Renaissance movement? Be sure to identify important members of the family, their significance, and how the Medici family was the patron of the arts by describing some of the artists and their artwork.

3. Question 2 After so much emphasis on the Italian Renaissance; what makes the rest of the European Renaissance significant? Compare and contrast the significance of the Italian and the Northern Renaissance.

4. Question 3 The Tudor and Stuart families are mentioned together like “peas and carrots” but in an age of individualism do they appear to be the same or not? Compare and contrast these monarchies being sure to identify important individuals and events in your essay.