Chapter 7: Women in the Renaissance Quick Check

She was born knowing everything there is to know

She pretended to be a boy and secretly went to school

The pope sent her copies of famous books

Her father believed both sons and daughters should be educated

because they disliked their children and didn’t care about them

to form alliances with other powerful families

because the Church always told people who to marry

to prevent their children from becoming wealthy

fight off enemies and form strong alliances with other rulers

hide inside of a beautiful room and write poetry

ride into battle herself and rescue Francesco from prison

take a vow of poverty and begin painting

He made her look like a warrior ready to fight a battle

He made her look like an old lady ready to die

He made her look like infant with angelic wings

He made her look 20 years younger than she was

that women should marry rich men from important families

that women should be loyal to their husbands

that women should learn to paint and sculpt

that women should give their husbands sons

People were not allowed to wear red on Sundays

Rich men were not allowed to wear colorful tights

Rich women were not allowed to long dresses

People from lower classes were not allowed to wear nice clothes

a lack of available weapons

a lack of soldiers willing to fight

frequent marriages between powerful families

poor weather and a lack of food to feed an army