WHS.SS.5.A
Explain the political, intellectual, artistic, economic, and religious impact of the Renaissance.
World History Studies · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010
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Renaissancepolitical impactintellectual impactartistic impacteconomic impactreligious impact
Skills
- explain (the political impact of the Renaissance) #dok2
- explain (the intellectual impact of the Renaissance) #dok2
- explain (the artistic impact of the Renaissance) #dok2
- explain (the economic impact of the Renaissance) #dok2
- explain (the religious impact of the Renaissance) #dok2
- analyze (connections between different impacts of the Renaissance) #dok3
- evaluate (the long-term significance of the Renaissance impacts) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify key political, intellectual, artistic, economic, and religious changes brought by the Renaissance. #dok1
- I can list major figures and events associated with the Renaissance. #dok1
- I can explain how the Renaissance affected politics, economic activity, religion, the arts, and scholarship. #dok2
- I can describe the ways Renaissance ideas differed from previous medieval thinking. #dok2
- I can analyze how Renaissance changes influenced later periods in world history. #dok3
- I can evaluate which impact of the Renaissance was most far-reaching and support my reasoning with evidence. #dok3
- I can synthesize the multiple impacts of the Renaissance to explain its enduring legacy in the modern world. #dok4
Big Ideas
- The Renaissance led to significant transformations in many areas of society, including politics, intellectual life, the arts, the economy, and religion.
- The Renaissance's impacts in these areas set the foundation for developments in the modern world.
Essential Questions
- In what ways did the Renaissance change political, intellectual, artistic, economic, and religious life in Europe?
- How did the ideas and innovations of the Renaissance influence later societies?
- Why is the Renaissance considered a turning point in world history?
- Which impact of the Renaissance do you think was most significant, and why?
- How did the Renaissance move society away from medieval traditions?