Western Civilization

Assignment Sheet

Unit  # 2

                       THE RENAISSANCE

Topic 1           WHAT WAS THE "THE RENAISSANCE"? (pp)                                a) Text,  317-41

Topic 2           WHAT IS RENAISSANCE ART?  (M)                                                a) Slides- in class

Topic 3           WHAT WAS THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC ORDER OF                               FLORENCE?  (D)                                                                a) Merchants, Money, and Magnificence, 

                                     “ World of Florence, Chapter 1, 2 and 3”.

Topic 4           WHAT WAS THE POLITICAL AND CULTURAL                               ORDER  OF FLORENCE?   (D)                                                a) ) M. M. & M., Chapters 4-5.

Topic 5           WHY WAS FLORENCE A RENAISSANCE CITY  (D)                                                a) M. M. & M., Chapter 6.

Topic 6           HOW WAS THE RENAISSANCE IN THE NORTH

                        DIFFERENT FROM THE RENAISSANCE IN THE

                        SOUTH? (PP)                                                                   a) Text,  342-52

Topic 7           WHAT WAS THE RENAISSANCE?

                           A SUMMARY                                                                 a) Text,  355-73