HONORS WORLD HISTORY: THE RENAISSANCE

FOCUS QUESTIONS: 1. How did Renaissance thinkers think the individual was defined? Explain how this idea can be compared with the value of an individual in ancient Roman and medieval (Middle Ages)European societies? 2. How did Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks reflect humanist themes? 3. How did an interest in humanism lead to the development of new art techniques? 4. How did the printing press encourage the spread of ideas? 5. Why did people begin to question the Church during the Renaissance? Due the day of the test. Test date to be determined.