The document outlines topics that will be covered in a chapter about the Renaissance, including the rise of Italian states, Machiavelli's influence on politics, social structure during the Renaissance, how Humanism defined and inspired education in the Italian Renaissance, and how Humanism influenced Renaissance art and the differences between northern European and Italian artists.

1. The Renaissance
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2. The Italian States
GUIDING QUESTIONS What contributed to the rise of the Italian states
during the Renaissance? How did Machiavelli’s work influence political
power in the Western world?

10. Renaissance Society
GUIDING QUESTIONS How was society structured during the Renaissance?

14. The Italian Renaissance &
Humanism
GUIDING QUESTIONS How did Humanism help define the Italian
Renaissance? How was education during the Renaissance inspired by
Humanism?

19. Renaissance Art
GUIDING QUESTIONS How did Humanism influence the works of
Renaissance artists and authors? How did the works of northern
European artists differ from those of Italian artists?