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The Renaissance

Unit 7

Unit 7 Table of Contents – The Renaissance

• Title INB page 106 “Unit 7 Table of Contents - The Renaissance”
• Number your page 107 through 115 (Don’t skip lines!!!!) 107. Renaissance Map 108. Renaissance Vocabulary Study/Secondary Source Analysis Closure 109. Introduction to the Renaissance

World History Bellwork – INB 108

use textbook pages 286-287 to help you

1. On INB Page 108 create a frayer model on the term “renaissance” renaissance Rebirth

The Italian Renaissance –

INB 109

• Create the graphic organizer

you see here on INB page

• Step 1 – Title your page and

record the standard

• Step 2 – Set up the chart

with the following headings

• Unit Question
• What was it?
• Why Italy?

“Quaestio” of the Unit –

Was the Renaissance a separate and unique

time period or merely an extension and

refinement of the Middle Ages?

What was it?

• Between 1350 and 1650, ways of thinking changed greatly in Europe. As the Black Death eased, people became more confident about the future. Their interest in learning and the arts was renewed. This new interest in culture is called the Renaissance, from the French word for "rebirth."
• The Renaissance sparked a renewed interest in ancient Greeks and Romans. European scholars improved their understanding of Greek and Latin languages, which they used to study ancient Greek and Roman writings.
• Europeans also adopted many Greek and Roman ideas. They began to see that individual people could make a difference. They began to believe that people could change the world for the better.
• During the Renaissance, most Europeans were still religious. However, they also began to value human efforts outside religion. As a result, people became more secular. That is, they became more interested in worldly ideas and events, not just religious ones.

What was the Renaissance?

Guiding Questions – answer in NOTE form

1.When was the Renaissance 2.What led to the Renaissance? Why? 3.What did people become interested in again? 4.How did the way people viewed themselves change? 5.How did the role of religion change in people’s lives?

Why Italy?

1.Where did the Renaissance begin? 2.Why did the Renaissance start there? (2 Reasons) 3.How was society different in this place?

Closure – INB 108

attach to the page and create a t-chart on the paper underneath… In the Middle Ages both sides of human consciousness lay dreaming or half awake beneath a common veil. The veil was woven of faith, illusion, and childish prepossession….Man as conscious of himself only as a member of a race, people, party, family, or corporation – only through some general category. In Italy this veil first melted into thin air … man became a spiritual individual, and recognized himself as such. In the same way the Greek had once distinguished himself from barbarian… When this impulse to the highest development was combined with a powerful and varied nature, … there arose the “all-sided man” … in Italy at the time of the Renaissance we find artists who in every branch created new and perfect works, and who also made the greatest impression as men.

Bellwork – INB 110

answer the questions below in COMPLETE SENTENCES

1. Study the map on textbook page 287
2. Answer the following questions:
3. According to the key, how many city states are there?
4. Venice sits on the coast of which sea?
5. What about Italy’s geography explains why they would have been successful traders? Bonus Opp – write the word of the day and its definition for 10% bonus!

Italian City States – INB 111

Strategy: Guided Reading/Graphic Organizer In Text

1. Decide what information is important or answers

your questions and highlight that. ______

2. Paraphrase that information on the graphic

organizer that appears with each section of text

OR answer the question that appears below the

section in a complete sentence

Italian City-States –

What are FOUR reasons they were able to STAY independent?

• During the Middle Ages, Italy remained a collection of states, many of which were independent city-states. There were several reasons for this. The states of Italy did not want emperors and kings to rule them. In addition, the Catholic Church did not want a united Italy. It did not want a powerful emperor or king to control the pope.
• The independent states in Italy were equally strong. They fought many wars and often took land from each other. However, no state was able to rule the others. Florence, Venice, Genoa, Milan, and Rome were some of the most important cities of the Italian Renaissance. The Renaissance began in Italy because city life was stronger than in other parts of Europe.
• Above all, Italy's states were independent because of their riches. They used their wealth to build large fleets of ships. They also hired mercenaries to fight in their armies. A mercenary is a full-time soldier who fights in an army for money. Wealthy merchants and bankers in Italy's states also loaned money to the kings of Europe. The kings left the states alone so they could borrow more money in the future.