Unit 1

Renaissance: The Origins of a Western Worldview



Activity


  1. Download the document, Reading/Study Guide Unit 1: Chapter 1, Lesson 3.
    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 24 to 28 of your textbook.
      • Answer the following question in your Reading/Study Guide.

        • How did the peasant's revolts, the Black Death, and the growing wealth in the towns affect feudalism?

  1. Read pages 29 and 31 of your textbook.
      • Answer the following question in your Reading/Study Guide.

        • Why did people's attitudes toward religion begin to change during this time?

  1. Read pages 32 to 35 of your textbook.
      • Answer the following question in your Reading/Study Guide.

        • How did the lives of people in the Church differ from the lives of ordinary people? Was it better? Worse? How?

  1. When you are finished, submit your completed Reading/Study Guide on the next page.



Watch

Click the link to watch the video, Psalter Map - The Beauty of Maps, to learn about the map shown on page 30 of your textbook.


Consider the question: How much did religion affect the worldviews of people at the time?