The Renaissance Begins

Aim: The Junior Historians of 2018 will be able to list three characteristics or developments that lead to the start of the Renaissance in Florence.

A link to today's handout can be found here!

Do now. Fill in the blanks to review what we've learned about the Renaissance.

Optional Homework. Class Review. Explain what you learned to your teammates.

The Renaissance Begins. Track this video as we watch it together. Take notes on your handout.

Class notes. Why Florence? What developments and changes took place that lead to the Renaissance? Why did it start in Florence?


 

Finished early?  Map Practice. The European geography quiz is Monday. There are almost double the number of countries than what we've had before, so make sure you are learning a few each night.


Optional homewrok for extra credit. Read, track and answer the questions about this article. Then, copy and paste your answers into 

this google form.

Here's a list, to make sure you identify them all (Bodies of water are easy extra credit!):

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kosovo
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
The Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vatican City (Holy See)
Extra Credit Bodies of water:
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea