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    This document provides a web quest on the Renaissance with questions about various topics of the time period. Key areas covered include: 1) The Renaissance emerged out of the Middle Ages as people left rural farms for urban cities to engage in more profitable work, leading to financial growth in Europe. 2) Important innovations like the printing press, improved shipbuilding, and new trade routes contributed to cultural and economic changes. Goods like spices, silk, and cotton were imported from Asia and the Middle East. 3) Florence was at the center of the Renaissance and a model of its culture. Its wealth depended on manufacturing and trade, especially of wool and banking. Important guilds and landmarks like the Palazzo Vec

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    This document provides a web quest on the Renaissance with questions about various topics of the time period. Key areas covered include: 1) The Renaissance emerged out of the Middle Ages as people left rural farms for urban cities to engage in more profitable work, leading to financial growth in Europe. 2) Important innovations like the printing press, improved shipbuilding, and new trade routes contributed to cultural and economic changes. Goods like spices, silk, and cotton were imported from Asia and the Middle East. 3) Florence was at the center of the Renaissance and a model of its culture. Its wealth depended on manufacturing and trade, especially of wool and banking. Important guilds and landmarks like the Palazzo Vec

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    Renaissance Web Quest

    All answers can be found at:


    http://www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/
    Introduction
    1.Renaissance is the French word for ____________________________.
    2. During the Renaissance, Europe emerged from financial stagnation and experienced
    financial growth. (True or False)
    3. The Renaissance was an age in which ______________, ______________,
    ______________, and ______________________ thought turned in a new direction.
    Out of the Middle Ages
    4. In the late Middle Ages, people left the _____________ for _____________ and
    ______________ so they could engage in more profitable pursuits.
    5. The bubonic plague was also called the ___________________.
    6. How could the people avoid the disease?
    7. Why did the plague spread rapidly in the cities?
    8. The population decrease caused by the plague led to an _________________.
    Exploration and Trade
    9. What is an astrolabe?
    10. What twelfth century invention was improved upon during the Renaissance?
    11. What did cartographers do?
    12. How did shipbuilding improve during the Renaissance?
    13. Name four Asian spices that came from the east.
    14. Also from the east came __________________ and __________________ a fabric
    especially sought after for womens clothing.
    15. How were the trading voyages paid for?
    Printing and Thinking
    16. Who invented the printing press? What year was it invented?
    17. Why did book making become less expensive?
    18. During the Middle Ages, most books were written in
    19. Readers began to want a wider variety of books such as __________, ___________,
    and _____________________.
    20. What new philosophy emerged during the Renaissance?
    21. The humanists rediscovered writings on scientific matters,____________, rhetoric,
    and ____________________.
    Symmetry, Shape, and Size
    22. Greeks and Romans employed _________________ to give structure to their art.
    23. What shape is often found in nature?
    24. Who was Vitruvius?
    25. What were the Gothic spires replaced by?
    Focus on Florence
    26. The changes we associate with the Renaissance first occurred in the Italian city of

    27. What made Florence a model of Renaissance culture?


    28. In 1425, the city had a population of _______________ and was a self-governed,
    city-state.
    29. What were the most powerful guilds? Why?
    30. Florences wealth was dependent on the manufacture or trade of ____________
    primarily ______________.
    31. Sea trade was a primary source of income for Florence. (True / False)
    32. The Florentine gold coin was known as the __________________.
    33. The ____________________, which was constructed in 1299, was the home of the
    Florentine guilds.
    34. Return to the Exploration and Trade section of the web page and complete the
    Become a Spice Trader.

    Bonus Activity: Renaissance Business Card


    (25 points possible)

    Research one of the following people, then create a business card the person could have
    used during their lifetime. Your choices include: Catherine de Medici, Isabella dEste,
    Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, or Martin Luther.
    The business card must include:
    His/Her name in large print
    Where he/she could be contacted (not a phone number-phones didnt exist!)
    Important accomplishments, skills, knowledge, etc.
    Appropriate illustrations & color
    Card must be clean, neat, and appealing to the readers!

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