Academic Objective : after reviewing ch 26 sections 4 and 5 answer the following questions: 1.Who was Dante? How did he affect change in history? Why is he remembered? 2.Who was Geoffrey Chaucer? How did he affect change in history? Why is he remembered? 3.Name and describe 3 cultural changes that occurred with Town and Trade revival.

Dante The Divine Comedy (Italian: Divina Commedia) is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between c and his death in It is widely considered the preeminent work of Italian literature,[1] and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature.[2] The poem's imaginative and allegorical vision of the afterlife is a culmination of the medieval world-view as it had developed in the Western Church. It helped establish the Tuscan dialect, in which it is written, as the standardized Italian language.[3] It is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.

Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century. The tales (mostly written in verse, although some are in prose) are presented as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from Southwark to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. The prize for this contest is a free meal at the Tabard Inn at Southwark on their return.

Cultural change: identify the change from Feudalism to town life-use history facts! Social class Trade Government Farming Population Literacy Living conditions