1.  If 500 AHS students died before winter break or 1/3 of Delaware’s population suddenly died, how would people react?

2. Today’s LEQ: What caused the modern world? Unit 1:

3.  Most historians believe the Renaissance marked the start of the modern world  Mid 1300s – 1500s

4.  Philosophical and artistic movement that began in Florence, Italy then spread throughout Europe  Completely altered the way Europeans thought about themselves and the world  Three main causes: Trade, Plague, and Humanism

5.  Exposed Europeans to other cultures & sparked curiosity  Allowed for exchange of new products, new markets, and increased wealth  Brought on the bubonic plague 

7.  Spread throughout Europe and killed 1/3 of the population   Increased wealth amongst survivors & allowed for social mobility  Encouraged living for the “here and now”  Caused people to go against the Church

8. 1,200 People $1,000 Economy = $0.83 / Person 800 People $1,000 Economy = $1.25 / Person Before: After:

9. “Ring around the rosy, A pocketful of posies, A pocketful of posies, Ashes, Ashes, Ashes, Ashes, We all fall down!”

10.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZy6XilX DZQ

11.  Began to adopt classical Greek & Roman beliefs  Human capacity to create and achieve, dignity, and self-worth  Valued education  Sought fulfillment in daily life  Believed there was an ideal person – one who could do almost anything – The Renaissance Man

12.  Complete the activity titled: “The Renaissance & Individualism”  Pages 64-65 in your textbook