SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK

1. SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper. Title for your work: Textbook Homework for Week of Apr.23 Answer each item in complete sentences. 1. About the growth of cities in northern Europe (p. 445), a. how did trade and the size of cities change with the end of the Hundred Years’ War? b. why were wealthy merchants important in the cities of northern Europe? 2. Using page 446, a. what was the difference between government in Italy and government in France and England? b. why did kings in England and France financially support artists and writers? 3. In regards to the paragraph under “Cultural Interaction” and the picture on page 446, a. why did Italian artists flee to northern Europe? b. what did the patron monarch Francis I direct Italian artists and architects to do? 4. Concerning northern Renaissance artists (447), a. what was the Christian message in Albrecht Durer’s woodcut painting? b. what was the purpose of the minute details of Jan Van Eyck’s paintings? c. what kinds of plays for theater did Shakespeare write? 5. About Advances in Science on pages 448-489, a. what did Renaissance thinkers do with algebra? b. what part of the earth’s surface did scientists study? c. how was more knowledge about the human body obtained in 1315 A.D? 6. About the printing press of Johann Gutenberg (p. 449), a. what was printed in 1455 A.D? b. how did it help spread new ideas more quickly? c. what written language was used most often by authors before the use the movable-type printing press? 7. Regarding the content about the Renaissance Spirit on page 450, a. what were the two humanist principles? b. what did Renaissance ideas lead people to look at more critically? SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEWORK Write your name, date, period in the upper right-hand corner of your paper. Title for your work: Textbook Homework for Week of Apr.23 Answer each item in complete sentences. 1. About the growth of cities in northern Europe (p. 445), a. how did trade and the size of cities change with the end of the Hundred Years’ War? b. why were wealthy merchants important in the cities of northern Europe? 2. Using page 446, a. what was the difference between government in Italy and government in France and England? b. why did kings in England and France financially support artists and writers? 3. In regards to the paragraph under “Cultural Interaction” and the picture on page 446, a. why did Italian artists flee to northern Europe? b. what did the patron monarch Francis I direct Italian artists and architects to do? 4. Concerning northern Renaissance artists (447), a. what was the Christian message in Albrecht Durer’s woodcut painting? b. what was the purpose of the minute details of Jan Van Eyck’s paintings? c. what kinds of plays for theater did Shakespeare write? 5. About Advances in Science on pages 448-489, a. what did Renaissance thinkers do with algebra? b. what part of the earth’s surface did scientists study? c. how was more knowledge about the human body obtained in 1315 A.D? 6. About the printing press of Johann Gutenberg (p. 449), a. what was printed in 1455 A.D? b. how did it help spread new ideas more quickly? c. what written language was used most often by authors before the use the movable-type printing press? 7. Regarding the content about the Renaissance Spirit on page 450, a. what were the two humanist principles? b. what did Renaissance ideas lead people to look at more critically? DUE: Thursday, May 3 (Period 1,5) Friday, May 4 (Period 2,4,6) DUE: Thursday, May 3 (Period 1,5) Friday, May 4 (Period 2,4,6) One point for name, date, period. One point for title. One point for each answer written in a complete sentence. One point for turning in homework handout with answers. Total possible points: 10 One point for name, date, period. One point for title. One point for each answer written in a complete sentence. One point for turning in homework handout with answers. Total possible points: 10