World History 2 – 2/05/10
I. Bellwork: Page 468 Geography Questions & Answers (3)
II. Objectives
Explain the origins and innovations of the early Renaissance.
III. Notebook: Chapter 17 Section 1 – Pgs. 471-477
• 17-1 Discussion & Notes
IV. Classwork
Chapter 17 Section 1 Questions and Answers 1-12
1. What did the educated men and women of Italy hope to “bring back to life” during the Renaissance?
2. What are the three advantages Italy had to make it the birthplace of the Renaissance?
3. What family ruled Florence during the Renaissance?
4. Why did Christian scholars flee to Rome in 1453?
5. What is humanism?
6. What are three examples of subjects that make up the humanities?
7. What is a “universal man” or “Renaissance man?”
8. What painting technique shows three dimensions on a flat surface?
9. What artist painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper?
10. What writing techniques were used during the Renaissance?
11. What writer is sometimes called the father of Renaissance humanism?
12. What is Machiavelli’s “political guidebook” called?
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