Unit 1

Renaissance: The Origins of a Western Worldview

Targets
Skill Builders

Skill Check

Practice Your Skills: Reading and Making Timelines

Now is the time to make use of some of your Social Studies skills.



Read


  1. Read page 108 in your textbook about reading and making timelines.

  2. Study the timeline in Figure 5.1.

    Click here to download the timeline and get a closer look.

  3. Answer the following questions in your Reading/Study Guide after studying the timeline.
      • Does the title reflect its contents?
      • Does the timeline span make sense when considering the title of the timeline?
      • For what can the information on the timeline be used?

  4. When finished, proceed to the next page.

Figure 5.1

Reproductions of Christopher Columbus's ships have been built all over the world. One exists in Alberta - at West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton.

The Santa Maria in West Edmonton Mall is a large-scale replica - meaning that it is the same size as the real thing.

You can put the following search term "pics of Santa Maria ship in West Edmonton Mall" into Google to see images of the ship.

When most people see the ship, they are surprised at how small it is. Can you imagine spending weeks and weeks on such a ship with 38 people aboard?

Four of the crew members of the Santa Maria were convicts who were offered amnesty if they agreed to go. What does such an offer tell you about people's ideas about the safety of the trip?