Ms. Galloway's AP World History | The past is never dead ...



Directions: Using a classroom laptop, desktop computer, or your own device, complete the WebQuest located at . Follow the instructions on the webpage and continue step by step through the Quest. You will need to complete this packet as your proceed. Your completed packet is due at the start of class on Wednesday, October 28th. Please note: You will need a steady internet connection to complete this assignment. If you anticipate having difficulties obtaining the necessary technology to complete this WebQuest, please speak to Ms. Galloway and she will arrange an alternate means of you completing the assignment.Task One: The Italian Renaissance1. Watch the Crash Course Video on the Renaissance. Answer the following questions as you watch:A. Why is the idea of the Renaissance a somewhat controversial topic?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________B. What is the traditional definition of the Renaissance?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________C. Why does John Green think that the Renaissance didn’t happen? Do you agree with him?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. Location, Location, Location. Using the interactive map of Western Europe from 1400 to 1600 CE and subsequent articles located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s webpage, answer the following questions regarding Italy during the Renaissance. You will need to explore several pages beyond the front page the WebQuest links you to in order to answer the following questions.A. What political entities (governments) make up northern Italy during this period? (It might be useful to look at the Supplemental Maps for this.)B. Central Italy? C. Southern Italy?D. Which of the central Italian city-states has the greatest influence during this period? Why?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. Using JSTOR for Online Research.COBB DIGITAL LIBRARY PASSWORD: ______________________After you find the correct article, use it to answer the following questions. Don’t worry-- you won’t need to read the whole thing in order to find the answers you need. This is more about making certain you know how to use JSTOR effectively that it is about making you read a high-level academic text.What is the article title? ___________________________________________________________________________________________Who is the author?___________________________________________________________________________________________What is the title of the journal in which it was published?___________________________________________________________________________________________Look at the second page of the article (page 327 in the journal). What does Baron argue is the difference between people in the High Middle Ages and people he describes as “civic humanists?” _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. Let’s Try Google.Using the instructions found on the WebQuest, pull up the required webpage and use it to answer the following questions.What is the title of the page you are looking at?___________________________________________________________________________________________What individual, company, or group created this page? (Scrolling all the way to the bottom of the page usually will provide you with copyright information.)___________________________________________________________________________________________Click on the second link on the right hand side of the page. Read the short article “A Beginner’s Guide to Renaissance Florence.” Then go back to the original webpage, and click on the third link on the right. Read the article “A Beginner’s Guide to the High Renaissance.” How were the early Renaissance and High Renaissance different in Italy? What changed, and why?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5. Leave a Comment.Don’t forget to respond to the prompt at the bottom of the page before you move on to Task Two.Task Two: Northern RenaissanceAfter watching the video, list at least TWO ways that the Northern Renaissance differed from the Italian Renaissance. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________List TWO prominent Northern Renaissance Humanists:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Which classical philosopher did many Northern Renaissance figures like to focus on? _____________________________What were some of the criticisms of the Catholic Church that Erasmus puts forth in his writings? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Task Three: Intellectual and Daily Life in the Renaissance1. Money, Money, Money.A. What modern financial terms originated in the fourteenth century financial system in Florence?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________B. How did some bankers try to avoid being punished for the sin of lending money?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________C. Why might it be considered odd that the florin-- the currency which originated in Florence and came to dominate Europe-- has a religious image on one side of it?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. The Renaissance and Humanist Philosophy.Define humanism in your own words: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How did the philosophy of humanism interact with the Catholic Church? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. How to Take Over the World in Three Easy Steps.A. Who was Machiavelli? What was his background?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________B. The selected passage you read is one of the most famous parts of Machiavelli’s The Prince. Ultimately, what does Machiavelli think regarding the question of whether a prince should be loved or feared? Why does he think this?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________C. Do you agree with his assertions, or do you think that Machiavelli’s advice to a would-be ruler is wrong? Why or why not?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. Extra, Extra, Read All About It.A. Where had block printing first developed? What were some of the characteristics of block-printed publications? What made them difficult to produce?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________B. What is the main benefit of the “movable type” system developed by Gutenberg? What are some of the potential historical events that stem from this invention?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Task Four: Renaissance Art1. The Human Form.A. Which image did you choose to analyze? Who is the artist?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________B. Examine the image as a whole. What is your initial reaction to it? What made you select this image?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________C. How is the human figure depicted in this image? (Describe it.)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________D. How are human figures posed in the image? What emotion do they seem to express, if any?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________E. Do you think the artist was attempting to represent their model in a realistic sense, or an idealized sense? Why?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. The Sistine Chapel.A. In general, what is the subject matter of the frescos on the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling? Who commissioned Michelangelo to paint the frescos, and what did he originally want the ceiling to look like?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________B. After having examined the ceiling through a virtual tour, briefly describe the space. What goal do you think Michelangelo hoped to accomplish through his incredible paintings?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Task Five: Causes of the Protestant Reformation1. Problems in the Papacy, Tickets to Heaven, and the Rise of Individualism.A. How did the Catholic Church influence the daily life of individuals before the Protestant Reformation?B. How did Pope Leo X refill the Church’s treasury after rebuilding St. Peter’s Basilica?C. What was an indulgence, and what could it do?D. What were the Ninety-Five Theses and why were they important?2. Martin Luther and the Revolt Against the Church.A. Why was the translation of the Bible from Latin into vernacular languages considered to be controversial? What happened to early reformers like John Wyclif and Jan Hus?B. What happens at the Diet of Worms?C. How is the Protestant Reformation also a political reformation?D. How did Luther believe that salvation could be achieved?3. Don’t Forget to Complete the Poll!Yep. There’s an online poll on this one. You should complete it.Task Six: Consequences of the Protestant Reformation1. Henry VIII, Self-Determination, and Free Will.A. How does the translation of the Bible into vernacular languages result in different sects of Protestantism?B. What does Calvin’s doctrine of predestination mean for the idea of free will?C. Why does Henry VIII of England break from the Catholic Church?2. Jesuits and Inquisitions.A. How did the Protestant Reformation affect artistic production?B. What is the Council of Trent, and what were its outcomes?C. Who are the Jesuits, and why are they important? 3. Evaluating Change.Please make sure to respond online to the prompt at the bottom of the page.And that’s it! You’re done! ................
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