Key Concept 1.1 Reading Assignments
A History of Western Society by McKay
Learning objective 1: A revival of classical texts led to new methods of scholarship and new values in both society and religion
Reading Assignment:
Wealth and Power in Renaissance Italy- pages 358-361
Intellectual Change pages 362-371
Social Hierarchies pages 379-383
Wealth and Power in Renaissance Italy- pages 358-361
Intellectual Change pages 362-371
Social Hierarchies pages 379-383
Learning objective 2: The invention of printing promoted the dissemination of new ideas.
Reading Assignment:
The Printed Word-pages 371-373
The Printed Word-pages 371-373
Learning objective 3: The visual arts incorporated the new ideas of the Renaissance and were used to promote personal, political, and religious goals.
Reading Assignment
Art and the Artist-pages 373-378
Art and the Artist-pages 373-378
Learning objective 4: New ideas in science based on observation, experimentation, and mathematics challenged classical views of the cosmos, nature, and the human body, although folk traditions of knowledge and the universe persisted.
Reading Assignment:
Major Breakthroughs of the Scientific Revolution- pages 504-511
Important Changes in Scientific Thinking- pages 511-515
Major Breakthroughs of the Scientific Revolution- pages 504-511
Important Changes in Scientific Thinking- pages 511-515