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Which publicly displayed works of art (paintings, sculptures, etc) were Florentine citizens most proud of prior to Michelangelo's creation of David? (To clarify: publicly displayed during the Renaissance, prior to the year 1500)

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How were homes decorated during the Italian Renaissance?

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What ideological conflicts existed in Florence in the 1400s?

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What positions existed in the Medici bank (~1475)? How was the structure and function of the Medici bank different from banks today?

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How might someone in the middle ages have hidden a secret message? Example: writing in lemon juice and then heating the paper to reveal the message. What similar methods existed?

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What (continuous) 1-3 years were the most interesting and eventful in Italy (particularly Florence) in the late 1400s - early 1500s?

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What was the hierarchy of Italian nobility (noble titles) during the middle ages / the Renaissance?

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What posed the greatest threat to the city of Florence prior to the year 1478?

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What threatened the city of Florence prior to the year 1478?

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Why did King Ferdinand I of Naples ally himself with Pope Sixtus IV against Florence and the Medicis? Was there any conflict between Naples and Florence prior to this conflict?

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Which publicly displayed works of art (paintings, sculptures, etc) were Florentine citizens most proud of prior to Michelangelo's creation of David? (To clarify: publicly displayed during the Renaissance, prior to the year 1500)	3
How were homes decorated during the Italian Renaissance?	3
What ideological conflicts existed in Florence in the 1400s?	3
What positions existed in the Medici bank (~1475)? How was the structure and function of the Medici bank different from banks today?	3
How might someone in the middle ages have hidden a secret message? Example: writing in lemon juice and then heating the paper to reveal the message. What similar methods existed?	2
What (continuous) 1-3 years were the most interesting and eventful in Italy (particularly Florence) in the late 1400s - early 1500s?	2
What was the hierarchy of Italian nobility (noble titles) during the middle ages / the Renaissance?	1
What posed the greatest threat to the city of Florence prior to the year 1478?	1
What threatened the city of Florence prior to the year 1478?	1
Why did King Ferdinand I of Naples ally himself with Pope Sixtus IV against Florence and the Medicis? Was there any conflict between Naples and Florence prior to this conflict?	1