Trade and Grade:

1 pt. for each correct cause 1 pt. for each correct effect

Total of 6 pts. possible

Fall of Rome Climate Change The Plague European Dark Ages
Decentralization of Government

Decline of Knowledge Increase in Church Power

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Title: Causes of the European Renaissance Write down the Essential Question in the first line under your title

EQ: Which cause of the European Renaissance was the most significant?

The Late Middle Ages in Europe were marked by suffering

War Plague

Survivors wanted to celebrate life and human spirit

Think-Write-Share: Where do you think Europeans turned to when they began questioning the church? I think Europeans questioning the church would turn to . AB Exchange: Agree/Disagree ____ Critical Questioning +1 statement

Led people to question the institutions of the Middle Ages that had been unable to prevent war and suffering
The Church

EQ: Which cause of the European Renaissance was the most significant?

This change in attitude sparks a social movement:

The Renaissance

French word for rebirth Starts in the European country of Italy Lasts from about 1300 to 1600 CE

Think-Write-Share: Based on your understanding of the European Dark Ages, what do you believe the Renaissance was a rebirth of? Based on _______ during the Dark Ages, I believe the Renaissance was a rebirth of

AB Verbal Exchange: Agree/Disagree ____ Critical Questioning +1 statement

EQ: Which cause of the European Renaissance was the most significant?

The Renaissance was a revival of art and learning In striving to revive the past, the people of the Renaissance achieved new innovations
They eventually spread out of

Northern Italy to the rest of Europe

Italy was the birthplace of the Renaissance for three reasons

Thriving Cities A wealthy merchant class Classical heritage of Greece and

Think-write-share: Drawing connections. Compare and contrast this revival of learning with the Islamic Golden Age. How are they similar? Different? AB Exchange: Agree/Disagree ____ Critical Questioning +1 statement

Rome

EQ: Which cause of the European Renaissance was the most significant?

Italy is ideally located for international trade

CFU: What about the location of Italy

makes it ideal for trade?

In the late 1200s, trade led to the growth of large city-states (05) in northern Italy
A city that with its surrounding territory

forms an independent state

Italy becomes urban (05) unlike rest of

Europe at this time

Cities are often places where people exchange ideas, making Northern Italy the location for an intellectual revolution

Think-write-share: How do ideas and knowledge travel in Colorado Springs? How do you think this is different from a less populated area?

Increased trade in Italy led to the development of wealthy merchant families Medici family was one of the wealthiest

Led by Cosimo Medici, they were not only rich but also had tremendous political power
The Medici family were generous patrons of the arts. They donated massive amounts of money to:
Art and sculpture Architecture - building Brunelleschis Dome Opening the worlds first public library Paying for scholars and artists from around the world to travel to Florence (Italy) and share their knowledge

Renaissance Scholars did not like the art and literature of the Middle Ages.
They wanted to return to the learning

of the Greeks and the Romans.

Countless books and manuscripts from Rome and Greece were preserved during the Islamic Golden Age Surrounded by remains of ancient Roman art and architecture

Make an argument: Evaluate the role of the Islamic Golden Age in the beginning of the Renaissance. Could the Renaissance have occurred without the Islamic Golden Age? Why or why not?

EQ: Which cause of the European Renaissance was the most significant?