Unit 1

Renaissance: The Origins of a Western Worldview



Activity



Map of Italy, 1494



Figure 1: Worldviews Icon




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  3. Read pages 47 to 50 of your textbook.

  4. Consider the worldviews icon in Figure 1.

  5. Choose three elements of the worldviews icon that you think reflect best the reasons the city-states became so important. 

  6. Answer the following question on your Reading/Study Guide.
      • List the three elements you chose. Why do they reflect best the reasons the city-states became so important?

  7. When you are finished, proceed to the next page.

City-states no longer exist, with one exception. Singapore is a city, a state, and a country!!! 


Perform some research on Singapore if you are interested in learning more about this unique place.