Historical Snapshot: Renaissance Close Reading Investigation. 1. List the section subheading(s) where you can find the following key concepts for social science: Geography: Religion: Achievements: Economy: Leadership:
2. Achievements: Write an excerpt from the reading that explains why this time period was labeled the “Rebirth.”
3. Achievements: List four ways art improved during the Renaissance. • • • •
4. Leadership/commerce: How did the Medici Family convert Florence from a wool industry to a banking city?
5. Geography: What major trade route reopened and ignited the Renaissance and who did so?
6. Religion: Which social belief of the Renaissance butted heads with the Roman Catholic Church and why?
7. Achievements: How did the advancement of math formulas influence studies of architecture and science?
8. Achievements: Explain how the knowledge of the humanities spread to northern Europe and what resulted.
9. Vocabulary: What is the definition of accurate in the following sentence? “Furthermore, the mathematics used by sailors were... developing more accurate maps.”
10. Vocabulary: What is the definition of Influx in the title “An Influx in Knowledge”?
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