Blog #16 N. Renaissance and Science

The Scientific Revolution-Use these two websites to help finish your identification section of your Renaissance handout. I will check these as a homework grade. http://www.boisestate.edu/courses/westciv/science/

http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/scientificrevolution/terms.html

Northern Renaissance-

http://robinurton.com/history/Renaissance/northrenaiss.htm

1. What is the difference between art in the North and Italy?
2. Write a brief description about each of the Northern Renaissance artists for your notes. Look over the art work- we will be viewing each of these and comparing them to Italian art.

Blog #15 Renaissance/Reformation

Good site on the artists of the Northern Renaissance- use for your personal notes.
http://www.robinurton.com/history/Renaissance/northrenaiss.htm

Read the following on the Protestant Reformation and answer the following questions.
http://www.historyguide.org/earlymod/lecture3c.html
1. Describe three reasons why Europeans were becomming dissatisfied with the church.
2. What did the Fourth Lateran Council establish?
3. Briefly discuss some of the challenges the church faced in the 14th and 15th centuries.
4. Who was Martin Luther and what did he do in 1517?
5. Who was John Tetzel?
6. Describe John Calvin's second wave of Reformation.
The 95 Theses - look over this
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/luther95.txt
Good video about Luther after the 95 Theses... Take a look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFqWnEpZvj

Blog 14: Renaissance

Renaissance #1
Good You Tube video to start with art work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mgSPiAiBjU&feature=related

These sites will help with the various personalities of the Renaissance. (look through their works) http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/index.shtml
http://library.thinkquest.org/2838/artgal.htm

Erasmus!
http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/erasmus.html
1. Describe Erasmus' early life.
2. What did he do in England under Henry VIII?
3. What were many of his writings about? (give an example of a controversy)
4. Summarize the piece from Praise of Folly.

Blog 13: Black Death of 1348

Read the following site and answer the questions below.

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/plague.htm

1. How much of Europe's population was devastated by the plague?
2. Describe the three forms of the plague.
3. What were some signs of the plague and what did doctors of the time do to help?
4. Discuss three reactions to the plague.
5. What did the plague do to the social order of Europe? What were mass burials?

#12 Medieval Crusades

Go to this site on the Crusades and make a chart of the four crusades described in this short passage.
http://www.themiddleages.net/life/crusades.html

Blog 11: Fall of Constantinople

Read the following website article and write a description (one paragraph) about the siege of Constantinople.

http://www.thenagain.info/webchron/easteurope/FallConstantin.html

Blog 10: Byzantine Emperors

Use the following website to answer the questions.

http://www.roman-empire.net/constant/constant-index.html

Go to Justinian-
1. Describe two accomplishments in foreign affairs under Justinian's reign.
2. What did Justinian bring to Constantinople?
3. Who died the same year (565) that Justinian died?

Heraclius (610-641)
1. What did the Muslims do after the death of Mohammed?
2. How did Heraclius deal with the Muslims?

Justinian II (685-695)
1. Describe Justinian II- What did Leontius do to him?
2. Did Justinain II com back to Constantinople? When?

Leo (716-741)
1. What was Iconclasm?
2. How did Leo deal with Iconclasm?

Irene (780-802)
1. Describe Irene's time in power.

Watch this video on Byzantine Art-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsFWrUrEPbs