Unit 1

Renaissance: The Origins of a Western Worldview

Activity

1. Download the document, Reading/Study Guide Unit 1: Chapter 4, Lesson 4.
   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.
• You will then be able to view the Reading/Study Guide Unit 1: Chapter 4, Lesson 4 worksheet.
  
  
  

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3. Every society has its celebrities. In our society, musicians and movie starts are often celebrities. In Renaissance Europe, another group was considered the most interesting.
   
   Read page 97 and "Traveling Celebrities and "Royal Courts" on page 98 of your textbook.
• Answer the following questions in your Reading/Study Guide.
  
  
• Were Renaissance celebrities as popular then as celebrities are in our culture today?
  
• What did people think was so interesting about them?

1. Read "The Printing Press: A New Technology" on pages 98, 99, and 100 (including "Exploring Sources") as well as page 101 of the textbook.
• Answer the following question in your Reading/Study Guide.
  
  
• Why was the printing press so important?

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