Unit 1

Renaissance: The Origins of a Western Worldview 

Activity

1. Download the document, Reading/Study Guide Unit 1: Chapter 6, 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 6, Lesson 4 worksheet.




Read



3. Read all of pages 142 to 145 of the textbook, including "FYI" on page 145.
   
• Answer the following questions in your Reading/Study Guide.
  
  
• How have many people's attitudes towards Indigenous people changed since the Renaissance? 
• What effect has the Renaissance had on us in modern times?

1. Read "Fast Forward" on page 140 of the textbook.
• Answer the following question in your Reading/Study Guide.
  
  
• What does the first article in the United Nations Charter reveal about the changes in western worldview since the Renaissance?

1. Think about: The last sentence of the chapter states,
   "For better or for worse, the Renaissance had an enormous impact on the way we live today."
• Decide if you think that, in general, the Renaissance had an effect for better or for worse on the way we live today.
  
  
• Write your opinion on the Better or Worse Discussion Board.
  
  
• Remember to check the Discussion Board later to see what other students think.


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