What do you do?

1. What do you do? • I have a list of scenarios for you, and you will use your problem solving and critical thinking skills to try and solve it in your groups. • The problem is that you have been sent through a time machine back to 1300 CE. • You are lost in the woods and surrounded by a pack of wolves that will be moving in for the kill in moments. You have no weaponry. How do you protect yourself? • You have fallen asleep at the helm of your ship and have awoken to find yourself far from land. How do you get back to port?

2. What do you do? • You have been handed a ransom note for your mother, who disappeared a week ago, but you cannot read, you are very poor and you live very far from any monastery? How do you decipher the message? • You are the king of a mighty nation. You are getting older, and you have no heir. You have found it hard to perform your duties lately, as you cannot read the letters due to your deteriorating eyesight. There have been rumors of an uprising if you cannot perform you daily duties. You cannot trust any of your courtiers to read for you, as they might be in on the rebellion. What do you do?

3. What do you do? • You have been handed a ransom note for your mother, who disappeared a week ago, but you cannot read, you are very poor and you live very far from any monastery? How do you decipher the message? • You have been pushed from the top of the tallest tower in town by a group of rogues trying to steal your day’s wage. How do you survive? • You have been very sick lately, due to poor meals of spoiled meat. The stench of your chamber pot has turned off many a young lass you have invited over for tea and no matter how hard you scrub it, the pot will not come clean. How do you deal with this problem?

4. Lesson 2 – What is the renaissance?

5. What is the renaissance? • The word renaissance is French for “rebirth” • It was a “cultural movement” – means people changed the way they looked at things • Revival of interest in arts and literature • Emphasis on humanity • People were CURIOUS!

6. Why did it start? • Feudalism declining • Migration into cities/towns • Rise of city-states • Trade and commerce increasing • Cultural diffusion throughout Europe • Christianity evolving • Church and Crown vying for power • Population devastated • Black Death, famine, and warfare

7. Cause & Effect Causes and Effects • Increased trade with Asia • Creates wealthy city-states • Growth of wealthy city-states • Wealthy merchants arise • Rise of rich merchants • Merchants have money to spend • Revival of interest in arts and literature • Artists are commissioned to create works of art • Increased desire for scientific learning • Invention of new technologies that help spread Renaissance ideas • Construction of universities within towns to educate more people Cause Effect

8. Was it “A Thing”? • Watch this Crash Course video. • Answer the questions on the worksheet. • So, was the Renaissance “A Thing”? • Why do we give a hoot? • Because it impacts us now • Humanities • Science • Exploration