By: Mr. Powell

10^th Grade World Civilization

Topic: Late Middle Ages and the Beginnings of the Renaissance

CCG Standards: 5.1.2 , 5.3.1

ISTE Standards: I. II. III IV (Teacher)….III. V. (Students)

Basic Description: Students will explore various websites related to the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Some of the websites contain flash media while others are text based.

Basic Renaissance Beliefs

Who was the perfect renaissance scholar?

What does anthropocentric mean?

How did humanism view humans and the idea of perfection?

Leonardo Da Vinci

Why do people think da Vinci wrote this way?

Which reason do you think is true? Why?

Leonardo’s Travels

What did he do in Rome?

What did he do in Florence?

A Mind Ahead of Most

Look at the sketches done by da Vinci. What 3 resemble items used today?

Advancements In Printing

How could a student acquire books at the beginning of the Renaissance?

Gutenberg

Who was Johann Gutenberg?

What did his invention do?

What book did he first print?

What do you think the effect of his invention have on learning?

Bubonic Plague

How many people lived in Europe in 1352?

How many died of the Plague?

Faith Based Causes??

Who are the flagellant brethren?

What do people think of them?

Eyewitness Account

What happened to small towns after the Plague hit?

Crazy Cures

What are some of the odd cures people came up with during the Middle Ages?