PREVIEW 30
Choose a 20th-century figure—from the fields of sports, music, politics,
or science—who you think is or was influential and talented in many
ways. Then do the following:
• Briefly describe the person and why you chose him or her. Name
at least three of the person’s talents, and explain why he or she is
influential.
• Create sketches to illustrate three aspects of the figure’s personality,
talents, or achievements.
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READING NOTES 30
Read Sections 30.3–30.12. For each section, complete the corresponding
Reading Notes, recording key information about each Renaissance figure.
Then choose which pedestal in the class gallery you think represents that
figure, and record your reasons.
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30.4 Titian,
Italian Painter
30.3 Michelangelo,
Italian Sculptor and Painter
Lived (years of birth and death):
Lived (years of birth and death):
From (the place):
From (the place):
Personality and Training:
Personality and Training:
Talents and Achievements:
Talents and Achievements:
I think Pedestal _____ represents this figure
because
1.
I think Pedestal _____ represents this figure
because
1.
2.
2.
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30.6 Nicolaus Copernicus,
Polish Scientist
30.5 Albrecht Dürer,
German Artist
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Lived (years of birth and death):
Lived (years of birth and death):
From (the place):
From (the place):
Personality and Training:
Personality and Training:
Talents and Achievements:
Talents and Achievements:
I think Pedestal _____ represents this figure
because
1.
I think Pedestal _____ represents this figure
because
1.
2.
2.
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30.8 Isabella I,
Queen of Spain
30.7 Andreas Vesalius,
Belgian Scientist
Lived (years of birth and death):
Lived (years of birth and death):
From (the place):
From (the place):
Personality and Training:
Personality and Training:
Talents and Achievements:
Talents and Achievements:
I think Pedestal _____ represents this figure
because
1.
I think Pedestal _____ represents this figure
because
1.
2.
2.
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30.10 William Shakespeare,
English Poet and Playwright
30.9 Elizabeth I,
Queen of England
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Lived (years of birth and death):
Lived (years of birth and death):
From (the place):
From (the place):
Personality and Training:
Personality and Training:
Talents and Achievements:
Talents and Achievements:
I think Pedestal _____ represents this figure
because
1.
I think Pedestal _____ represents this figure
because
1.
2.
2.
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30.12 Leonardo da Vinci,
Italian Renaissance Person
30.11 Miguel Cervantes,
Spanish Writer
Lived (years of birth and death):
Lived (years of birth and death):
From (the place):
From (the place):
Personality and Training:
Personality and Training:
Talents and Achievements:
Talents and Achievements:
I think Pedestal _____ represents this figure
because
1.
I think Pedestal _____ represents this figure
because
1.
2.
2.
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PROCESSING 30
Seating Chart for Renaissance Dinner Party
Pretend you will be the host
of an upcoming dinner party
for leading Renaissance
figures. The guest list will
include the 10 figures you
learned about in this chapter.
Your goal is for all of your
guests to enjoy lively
conversation throughout a
long Renaissance feast.
You must decide who will sit
next to whom. As you decide
where to place each guest,
consider what you know
about his or her language,
personality, training, talents,
and achievements so that
everyone has something
to talk about with nearby
guests at the table.
Your teacher will give you
the faces of the 10 guests.
Cut them out, and tape them
around the table. Write each
guest’s name in the space
provided, and explain your
seating choices. Be sure to
name the commonalities or
differences between guests
that guided your choices.
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_____________________
guest
Why did you seat this
person where you did?
_____________________
guest
Why did you seat this
person where you did?
_____________________
guest
Why did you seat this
person where you did?
_____________________
guest
Why did you seat this
person where you did?
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_____________________
guest
Why did you seat this
person where you did?
_____________________
guest
Why did you seat this
person where you did?
_____________________
guest
Why did you seat this
person where you did?
_____________________
guest
Why did you seat this
person where you did?
_____________________
guest
Why did you seat this
person where you did?
_____________________
guest
Why did you seat this
person where you did?
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