Social Studies 8 Chapter 1 General outcome: Through an examination of Renaissance Europe, students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how the exchange of ideas and knowledge contributed to shaping the worldview of the Western world.

Chapter 1 outcomes (things you need to know) As a class we are going to examine, critically, the factors that shaped the worldview evolving in western Europe during the Renaissance by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues: What was the Renaissance? How did the physical geography of Renaissance Europe affect trade and competition among European countries? How did increased trade lead to the emergence of powerful city-states (i.e., Florence, Venice, Genoa)?

Personal Glossary Take the next 15-20 minutes to complete the vocabulary for chapter 1

What do you think the painting, Michelangelo Showing a Pupil the Belvedere Torso, is about?

The painter, Gerome, is showing an imaginary scene between the great Italian artist Michelangelo and his student. The Belvedere Torso is part of an ancient Greek sculpture that was discovered in the 1400’s and inspired Michelangelo to rethink how artists could portray the human body and show its fullness and its movement. This moment in history was a key event in the development of the Renaissance

Of all the time periods in Europe’s history, the Renaissance, which stretched from about 1350 CE to 1600 CE, is one of the most notable eras. From our viewpoint in the 21st century, we look back at this period that began more than 650 years ago as the time when the modern Western worldview began to develop What does the Renaissance mean? (page 12)

Factors that sparked Renaissance Worldview Review the term ‘century’ Volunteer to read page 14 Look at the Empires present day- GoogleEarth What are some of the present day countries included in the Western & Eastern Empires? Grab an Atlas from the front of the room, find a good image of the old empires, look at geographic factors.

The role of other civilizations Volunteer to read the opening paragraph page 16 The Silk Road- individually please read the rest of pages 16-21 Complete the Reflect and Respond #1-4, pg. 21

How did the Renaissance Begin

Mapping the other civilizations Grab the blank map of the Western and Eastern Empires Create a version that shows the 2 empires, a segment of the silk road, travel routes of the crusaders, and at least 2 geographic features You may grab an atlas to help you find geographic features

Activity #1- Trade Routes Look at the map on the bottom of page 16 & 17, what do you notice? what sticks out? Using your textbook, an atlas and your OWN background knowledge, explain in half a page or more “why the Silk road developed as it did” Some questions to guide your thinking….not answer the question. What cities are on the road? Why are they important? Why is water travel preferred to land? What geographic features does the road work around?

Influence Please read page 22 on Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci

Social Structure of Middle Ages As a class read pages 23-24 Do the Reflect and Respond Page 24

The Black Death Together, as a class read pages 25-27 Where did the plague enter Western Europe? Are there any patterns? Why do you think some areas escaped major outbreaks? What do the following images show you about the worldview (a societies values and beliefs about the world)

Movie Time…. The History Channel- The Plague

Jigsaw Activity Grab the Jigsaw handout and describe how the activity works Students share the responsibility for learning a certain amount of content and teaching it to the members of their group Please get into groups of 6-7 These groups are your ‘Home Groups’ In your first box write: 1. Read page 29-32 2. Define a city-state 3. Map Italian city-states 4. Read page 33

City-States What forms of transportation do you think were necessary for trade during the Renaissance? Why would this be advantageous for Italy? Which cities do you think were the major traders in Italy Read page 29-32 Define a city-state in your own words!

Mapping the Italian City-States Grab a blank Italy handout, using your textbook and atlases, label the following locations: Adriatic Sea Mediterranean Sea Tyrrhenian Sea Rome Duchy of Milan Venetian Republic Genoa Kingdom of Naples Sicily Corsica Sardinia Republic of Florence Papal states Pisa Milan Venice Florence Urbino Naples

Same Time, Different Place Please read page 33

Expert Groups Amongst your group, number yourself of 1-3, there will be two people with the same number. Florence- All #1’s group together (pg.34-36) Venice- All #2’s group together (pg.37-41) Genoa- All #3’s group together (pg.42-44) Read the relevant pages in your textbook, take notes on the Political/economic structure of your city, the social structure of your city and the culture of your city, and answer your groups reflect and respond question #1 at the end of your reading. Finally create a single group summary of life in the city-state

Home groups Experts return to their home groups and share what they have learned Either as a pair or individually share your findings with your home group, filling in this sheet as each groups goes Does this activity mean that you shouldn’t read the pages that you did not read?

City-State Brochure Please grab a copy of the Assessment

Chapter 1 Test Study only chapter 1 Tuesday, September 22nd/2009 Test Format: 15 Multiple choice 15 Matching 1 Written response (10 marks) = 40 marks!