Date Due |
Pages |
Concepts to master |
9/5 |
181-189 |
- The rise of Christianity within Roman society
- The ways in which Christianity quickly became
an integral part of the Roman Empire
- The conditions that led to the fall of the
Roman Empire
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9/9 |
379-385
397-403 |
- The daily life of the peasant and the manorial
system
- The connections between the church and
architecture, literature, and the universities
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9/12 |
419-427 |
- The idea of "Renaissance" as it applies to the
individual, literature, and politics
- The rise of the Italian city states and the
thinking of Machiavelli
- The basic structure of Italian Renaissance
society
|
9/16 |
428-434 |
- The basic tenets of Humanism (esp. vs.
scholasticism of the Middle Ages)
- The characteristics of Italian Renaissance Art
vs. the art of the Northern Renaissance
|
9/19 |
Unit I Test
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Possible Essay Questions:
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Discuss the major ways that the
classical civilizations provided the building blocks for western
civilization.
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Discuss life in the Middle Ages.
Be sure to deal with the important historical events as well as the
institutions that dominated life in Europe during this period.
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Describe the ways that the Renaissance
was a "rebirth" of classical ideals and a departure from the
Middle Ages.
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