Questions for Writing Assignment. Write a 250+ WORD response to each of the four questions below:

1. (Bartlett, chapter 13) Compare Machiavelli’s and Guicciardini’s works on the subject of history and how they reflected and promoted Renaissance thought. In your response be sure to discuss and analyze specifics from the book.

2. (Bartlett, chapter 14) How did Renaissance art and architecture both shape and become shaped by leading trends of the Renaissance in Italy? In your response be sure to discuss and analyze specifics from the book.

3. (Bartlett, chapter 15) The concluding chapter is framed by the author’s notions of the “spirit” (319) and the “will” (323). Explain Bartlett’s thoughts concerning them as they pertain to the Italian Renaissance.

4. (Markey and King) According to King, there is a “relationship between the Renaissance and the modern, a relationship of tension and yet of continuity” p. 364). Based on knowledge you have gained from the Markey and King readings, explain what King means by this.