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Today’s Warm Up
If 500 AHS students died before winter break or 1/3 of Delaware’s population suddenly died, how would people react?
Emergence of the Modern WorldToday’s LEQ: What caused the
modern world?
Unit 1:
Emergence of the Modern WorldMost historians
believe the Renaissance marked the start of the modern world
Mid 1300s – 1500s
What Was the Renaissance? Philosophical and artistic movement
that began in Florence, Italy then spread throughout Europe
Completely altered the way Europeans thought about themselves and the world
Three main causes: Trade, Plague, and Humanism
Trade
Exposed Europeans to other cultures & sparked curiosity
Allowed for exchange of new products, new markets, and increased wealth
Brought on the bubonic plague
Black Plague Spread throughout
Europe and killed 1/3 of the population
Increased wealth
amongst survivors & allowed for social mobility
Encouraged living for
the “here and now” Caused people to go
against the Church
Visual: Increased Wealth for Surivors
1,200 People
$1,000 Economy = $0.83 /
Person
800 People
$1,000Economy = $1.25 /
Person
Before:
After:
Black Plague
“Ring around the rosy,
A pocketful of posies,
Ashes, Ashes, We all fall down!”
Music For Your Ears…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZy6XilXDZQ
Humanism
Began to adopt classical Greek & Roman beliefs Human capacity to create and achieve,
dignity, and self-worth Valued education Sought fulfillment in daily life
Believed there was an ideal person – one who could do almost anything – The Renaissance Man
Document Based InvestigationComplete the activity titled: “The Renaissance & Individualism”
Pages 64-65 in your textbook