💡 Essential questions:
What circumstances/events/natural disasters laid the groundwork for common people to question authority?
What topics studied thus far can be directly connected to the advancements made in Western Europe during the period known as the Renaissance?
What are the Characteristics of the Renaissance and where are they derived from? (Each Characteristic can be traced to a culture we have studied.)
🔍 Activity 1 Resources
Start in the databases to find information. Avoid using basic reference sources like Encyclopedias, UNLESS they are specific to the time period (ie. Encyclopedia of the Renaissance).
Type Keyword: Crusades, Black Death, Printing Press, etc.
Search within results: Renaissance
Select article: Use CTRL + F
Type Keyword: Black Death ➡ Select Black Death from droptown & will populate to "black death" OR "plague" renaissance
Select article: Use CTRL + F
OR
Narrow Results ➡ Book chapter or Article
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