Renaissance+and+Reformation

Essential Question: How is knowledge power? Martin Luther John Calvin Council of Trent Leonardo Da Vinci Michelangelo Machiavelli Shakespeare Gutenberg
 * Renaissance and Reformation **

**Content Statement 1:** Historians and archaeologists describe historical events and issues from the perspectives of people living at the time to avoid evaluating the past in terms of today’s norms and values.
 * __History: __ **

**Content Statement 2:** The civilizations that developed in Greece and Rome had an enduring impact on later civilizations. This legacy includes governance and law, engineering and technology, art and architecture, as well as literature and history. The Roman Empire also played an instrumental role in the spread of Christianity.


 * Content Statement 6: ** The Renaissance in Europe introduced revolutionary ideas, leading to cultural, scientific and social changes.


 * Content Statement 7: ** The Reformation introduced changes in religion including the emergence of Protestant faiths and a decline in the political power and social influence of the Roman Catholic Church.


 * Content Statement 18: ** With the decline of feudalism, consolidation of power resulted in the emergence of nation states.

__ **Geography ** __
 * Content Statement 14: ** Trade routes connecting Africa, Europe and Asia fostered the spread of technology and major world religions

**Content Statement 15:** Improvements in transportation, communication and technology have facilitated cultural diffusion among peoples around the world.

__**Government **__ Content Statement 16: The ability to understand individual and group perspectives is essential to analyzing historic and contemporary issues.

__ **Economics ** __ Content Statement 21: The growth of cities and empires fostered the growth of markets. Market exchanges encouraged specialization and the transition from barter to monetary economies

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 * Content Statement 5: ** Achievements in medicine, science, mathematics and geography by the Islamic civilization dominated most of the Mediterranean after the decline of the Roman Empire. These achievements were introduced into Western Europe as a result of the Muslim conquests, Crusades and trade, influencing the European Renaissance.