Unit 1

Renaissance: The Origins of a Western Worldview

Activity

1. Download the document, Reading/Study Guide Unit 1: Chapter 3, Lesson 1.
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2. Click on one of the links provided to download the document.
• You will then be able to view the Reading/Study Guide Unit 1: Chapter 3, Lesson 1 worksheet.




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3. Read pages 60 and 61 and "Zoom in" on page 62 of the textbook.
• Answer the following question in your Reading/Study Guide.
  
  
• What had the ancient Greeks and Romans done that interested the Renaissance thinkers?

1. Read "Humanism and the Individual" on page 62 of the textbook.


2. Read "Humanist Scholars" on page 63 of the textbook.


3. Read "The Renaissance Individual" on page 64 of the textbook.
• Answer the following questions in your Reading/Study Guide.
  
  
• What do the objects in the painting (page 64) tell us about the abilities of these men?
  
• What does the size and position of the tiny crucifix in the top let corner of the painting suggest about the young men's attitude towards religion?

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