Unit 1

Renaissance: The Origins of a Western Worldview



Activity


  1. Download the document, Reading/Study Guide Unit 1: Chapter 1, Lesson 2.
    Please save your work to a file on your desktop so you will have a copy to refer back to.

  2. Click on one of the links provided to download the document.


    Read


  3. Read pages 18 and 19 of your textbook and study the diagram on the bottom of page 18.
      • As you read, try to imagine being a serf at that time.
      • Answer the following question on your Reading/Study Guide.

        • Compare the lives of the serfs with your life today. Do you think you would like to trade lives? Why?

  4. Read pages 22 and 23 of your textbook.
      • Try to imagine being a townsperson at that time.
      • Answer the following question on your Reading/Study Guide.

        • Would you prefer this life to that of a serf? Why?

  5. Proceed to the next page of the course.