1.   2. Preview Starting Points Map: Europe Main Idea / Reading Focus The Beginning of the Renaissance Renaissance Ideas Quick Facts: Causes of the Renaissance Renaissance…

1. The Renaissance 2. Introduction As the economy and society changed, new ideas began to appear. This period of interest and developments in art, literature, science and…

1. I.Byzantine EmpireTies to the Roman EmpireHow it was created: It was the eastern half of the old Roman EmpireHow the Byzantine Empire Compared with the Roman EmpireCapitalReligion…

1. Ancient GreeceGeography, Rise of City-States 2. Geograph yMountains - ¾ land covered by mountains - Limited arable land- land suitable for agriculture Aegean Ionian…

1. An Introduction To The Renaissance 2. Religion/Beliefs Alchemy - Great Chain of Being Reformation - Protestant/Catholic Individualism -Be yourself – you can shapeyour…

Slide 1 Chapter 8 The Ancient Greeks Slide 2 Chapter 8-1 - The Rise of City-States The largest Greek peninsula is the Peloponnesian Peninsula. Peninsula – a piece of land…

Slide 1Counting the Grain Harvest: The Birth of Writing Activator #3 Slide 2 What do the following have in common? – Indus – Nile – Tigris – Euphrates – Huang He…

Slide 1 Get Ready to Read Section Overview This section describes how Italian city- states grew wealthy and used their riches to bring a rebirth of art and ideas to Europe.…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Cities lead to Civilizations (first one in 3200 BCE  SUMER) – Civilization = a complex, highly organized social order Slide 3 First Civilizations Our…

Slide 1 Rise of City-States and Civilization Team Trivia Game With your hosts: Mr. Byers and Mrs. Morton Slide 2 Rules Pick one person to be the scribe for the team Pick…