1. 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.

2. 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)?

3. Personal Glossary
Take the next minutes to complete the vocabulary for chapter 1

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

5. 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

6. 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)

7. 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.

8. 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

9. How did the Renaissance Begin

10. 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

11. 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?

12. Influence
Please read page 22 on Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci

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

14. 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)

15. Movie Time….
The History Channel- The Plague

16. 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

17. 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!

18. 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

19. Same Time, Different Place
Please read page 33

20. 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

21. 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?

22. City-State Brochure
Please grab a copy of the Assessment

23. 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!