World History – 1/29/09
Bellwork: Page 469 – List at least 5 modern European nations which were once part of the Holy Roman Empire. (See p. A12)
Objectives
Explain the origins and innovations of the early Renaissance.
Turn in Syllabus
Notebook work: Page 468 Geography Questions & Answers (3)
Classwork:
Discuss Pages 468-477
RESA – Renaissance Video
Chapter 17 Section 1 Questions and Answers- Turn in Today
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 writer is sometimes called the father of Renaissance humanism?
11. What is Machiavelli’s “political guidebook” called?
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