1. Use the 1427 Catasto weblink in the Resources panel to search the online records of the 1427 Catasto. Search the surname of a Florentine. 2. Record the financial assessment of your individual. Based on these figures, determine whether they could be regarded as wealthy. 3. Suggest the problems with reporting which might reduce a tax levy. 4. List the information that might be available in the Catasto records of 1427. Now list the information which may not be accurately reported or missing from the records. Review your notes and evaluate the usefulness and reliability of the Catasto records of 1427 for historians studying the Renaissance.
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REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Determine if the following statements are True or False. a. Everyone living in Florence in the Renaissance could participate in government. b. Like other city-states, Florence was ruled by one individual. c. Patrons, rather than the artists, were often considered the creators of a work of art. d. In the fifteenth century, the wool industry employed around 10 000 workers and most of those workers were quite wealthy. 2. Identify the checks and balances that were put in place by the Florentine government to prevent one individual from becoming too powerful. Select all that apply. A. Political power was shared between many eligible people, rather than having one leader. B. You had to pay tax and be male, a citizen and a member of a guild to vote. C. The names of eligible men were drawn out of bags, supposedly at random, and voting was anonymous. D. There were several government bodies, each with a separate role, so that no one council could exercise complete power without the other councils. E. As members of the nobility were rich, they automatically had the right to vote. 3. Elaborate on what life was like for most people in Florence. 4. The majority of the population in Renaissance Italy worked in _____ jobs. The conditions for their work were often cramped, poorly ventilated and _____. These workers and their families rented their homes and lived in _____ conditions. 5. Explain how a patron might influence the nature of an artwork. ANALYSE AND APPLY 6. Analyse SOURCE1 . a. Explain which buildings were most important in the city. b. Examine the buildings closely and suggest what some of the identifiable ones may have been used for. c. Suggest what the river Arno may have been used for during the Renaissance. 7. Read SOURCE2 and outline the methods used by the Ciompi to change the distribution of political power in Florence. 8. Read SOURCE3 and describe the changes in the distribution of political power because of the Ciompi Revolt. 9. Read SOURCES4 , 6 and 7 and explain how Cosimo de’ Medici’s political power was regarded by his contemporaries. 10. Examine SOURCE5 . It is a painting of the three wise men who visited Jesus at his birth. a. Suggest why Cosimo de’ Medici has placed himself in a painting of this biblical scene. b. Explain which elements of the painting suggest that Cosimo de’ Medici was a wealthy man. c. Explain what he is trying to suggest about himself by adding himself to the painting. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
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