World History II

Unit 4: Interactions Across the Globe

Chapter 17: The Renaisance, New Sciences, and Religious Wars in Europe

6: Mon, Sep 23, 2024

Please read the chapter and take the quiz by midnight on Mon, Sep 23, 2024.
Please also post in the forum for the day a short essay in response to this question:

This period should be somewhat familiar from other courses you have taken, as well as literature, movies, and music. Bringing to bear what you learned from the text, what you already know, and what you might be inspired to research on your own, prepare and submit some notes for the following discussion questions:

How did each of these events act as resources during the Renaissance in Europe? Who or what benefited from each?

• The recovery of Greek classics and Arabic commentaries after the fall of Constantinople
• The printing press (including advances in engraving)
• New theories of astronomy that could be applied to navigation and mapmaking
• Changes in Protestant attitudes toward banking and loaning money at interest
• Changes in church attitudes toward funding art and architecture projects

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