Essential Question:
What changes in Europe led to the Renaissance?
Examine the diagram above and then answer the following questions.
1.
In this “Renaissance plant” which root grows straight up? Which roots branch out?
2.
What might this tell us about how the two time periods, medieval and classical,
influenced the growth of the Renaissance?
3.
Plants need soil, sunlight, and water to grow. In the diagram, what three things seem
to be contributing to the growth of the Renaissance?
4.
Why do you think the soil is labeled “Europe”?
Section 27.2: What was the Renaissance?
Part I
Fill in the cause and effect chart below to explain how the classical world of ancient
Greece and Rome was rediscovered, leading to the period known as the Renaissance?
Cause #1
In the Late Middle Ages,
merchants and Crusaders
brought back…
Cause #2
The Roman Catholic
Church kept knowledge of
ancient times alive by…
Effect:
This flow of ideas led to…
Cause #3
Europeans also read
classical works that came
by way of…
Section 27.2: Part 2
As you read the subsection in your book on p.334 entitled, “Exploring the Rebirth of
Classical Ideas Through Art,” fill in the chart below.
Classical
Purpose of this type
of art
Two style
characteristics of
each example in
your book
Medieval
Renaissance
Section 27.2: Part 3
Examine the visuals below and then fill in chart by doing the following:
- Describe in which period each artwork was created. Write the period AND
letter of each work in the correct row.
- List TWO or more characteristics from Part 2 that led you to your
decision.
Letter identifying
the artwork
Two or
three style
characteristi
cs in this
piece of art
Classical: _____
Medieval: _____
Renaissance: _____
After reading each section, 27.3 through 27.5, complete in the diagram by identifying and
explaining examples of the different causes that led to the beginning of the Renaissance
in Europe.
Section 27.3
Cause: _________________________________
Example 1:
Example 2:
Section 27.4
Cause: __________________________________
Example 1:
The Beginning
of the
Renaissance in
Europe
Example 2:
Section 27.5
Cause: _____________________________
Example 1:
Example 2:
Section 27.3: The Growth of Trade and Commerce
1. Describe how Marco Polo’s travels along the Silk Road helped reawaken interest in
classical culture.
2. Explain two results of the increased in trade in Europe.
3. Identify the primary cause from this section that led to the start of the Renaissance. Write
this primary cause in the box on the previous page of notes. Then, write two examples
that further describe how this cause led to the rebirth of classical culture and learning in
Europe.
Section 27.4: The Influence of the Italian City-States
1. What were the Italian city-states?
2. How do the pictures below illustrate how the city-states were governed?
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3. How did Italian city-states become so powerful?
4. Identify the primary cause from this section that led to the start of the Renaissance. Write
this primary cause in the box on the previous page of notes. Then, write two examples
that further describe how this cause led to the rebirth of classical culture and learning in
Europe.
Section 27.5: The Growth of Humanism
1. Define humanism.
2. Who is the man pictured to the right? Why is he significant
in the humanism movement?
3.
What did Renaissance humanists believe about people's abilities?
4.
What subjects from ancient times did humanists study and explore?
5. Define individualism.
6. How did the Renaissance humanists’ beliefs sometimes conflict with those of the
Catholic Church?
7. Identify the primary cause from this section that led to the start of the Renaissance.
Write this primary cause in the box on the previous page of notes. Then, write two
examples that further describe how this cause led to the rebirth of classical culture and
learning in Europe.