Ch. 12 Sec. 1: Wealth and Power in Renaissance Italy (Pgs. 358 -361)
Directions: Use information from the reading to complete the worksheet below and answer the learning objective.
Learning Objective: Explain how politics and economics changed to mark the Renaissance as different from the Medieval period.
Contextualization: What information does the reader need to understand the background of the question?
Specific Historical Evidence: What specific details support an answer to this question?
Important Historical Figures: Who was mentioned in this section and what contribution did they make to this event?
Historical Thinking Skill: (Continuity and Change, Comparison, Causation) Which skill is being used and how does it relate to the question?
Opposing Historical Skill: What is a counter-argument?
Thesis Statement: Compose a thesis statement to answer the question. (X. Therefore, Y and Z = historical thinking skill)