5.2
Exercise
Learning pathways LEVEL1 1, 2, 3
LEVEL2
LEVEL3
4, 5, 6
7, 8, 9, 10
REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Jacob Burckhardt used the old Latin / French / German term renaistre in 1860, which means ‘ artistic / new / rebirth ’, and described fifteenth-century Italy as the Renaissance because he regarded this as a time when the ideas and talents of Ancient Greece and Rome / China / Italy were rediscovered. 2. Match each of the below universities with the year in which they were founded. Place the corresponding letter into the answer column.
a. 1088 b. 1222 c. 1224 d. 1096 e. 1209
Oxford Naples Bologna
Padua
Cambridge
3. Determine whether the following is True or False. There is evidence that suggests that the culture of the ancient Greeks and Romans had not disappeared during the medieval period. 4. Identify which of the below outline the idea of Humanism. Select all that apply. A. Humanism encouraged people to follow the Church’s teaching on all matters. B. Humanism focused on the dignity of people. C. Humanism was an unsuccessful attempt to start a new religion. D. Humanism encouraged people to use reason and their own observations to draw conclusions and gain knowledge. E. Humanism focused on gaining wealth and status. 5. Describe the evidence which suggests that the culture of the ancient Greeks and Romans had not disappeared during the medieval period. ANALYSE AND APPLY 6. Identify the changes that occurred during the Renaissance. 7. Select two primary sources that survived from the Renaissance. Develop two questions for each source. Identify whose perspective is likely to be presented in each source. 8. Examine SOURCE2 . Suggest what the scale and style of the cathedral reveal about the society which built it. 9. Investigate SOURCE3 . Create a table and record your impressions of the building. Use the headings ‘See’, ‘Think’, ‘Wonder’. • Explain what you see in the image. Hint: record the shapes of the building. • Discuss what you think about what you can see. Hint: record your reactions to the building and information about its construction. • Discuss what you wonder about the image. Hint: this building was designed to be an orphanage. Record your questions. EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 10. Assess the extent to which the ideas of the Renaissance were a continuation of those from the medieval period. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
Jacaranda Humanities Alive 8 Victorian Curriculum Third Edition
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