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The Black Death ...... 4 Rebirth and Renaissance...... 5 Petrarch: The Light of Rome and Greece ...... 6 Petrarch’s Love: Laura...... 7 Gutenberg and the Power of Print...... Only 9 New Ideas and Leonardo da Vinci...... 10 Light, Science, and Art: Mona Lisa...... 11 New Knowledge ...... 12
Level 5 - 1 Galileo’s Dangerous Ideas ...... 13 The Story of the Renaissance Joseph Poulshock The New Way of Thinking: Science...... 14 © 2017 Seed Learning, Inc. Money for KnowledgeReview ...... 15 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, ...... stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any Why the Renaissance Was Important 16 means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Comprehension Questions ...... 18 Series Editor: Rob Waring For Acquisitions Editor: Liana Robinson ...... Copy Editor: Casey Malarcher Glossary 19 Cover/Interior Design: Andy Roh World History Timeline...... 21 ISBN: 978-1-9464-5246-7
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 21 20 19 18 17 The Black Death Rebirth and Renaissance
In the 14th century, a sickness called the After the darkness and death came Black Death arrived in Europe. It spread life and light. The Black Death changed quickly and killed many people. Europe in many ways. Some historians A sign in Weymouth, England say the Black Death helped make about the Black Death A man named Agnolo de Tura saw the Only Europe ready for a rebirth called the Renaissance. Black Death and wrote: The spread of the The Renaissance was many things. For one, it was a rebirth So many died that we all believed that it Black Death of art and learning. Europeans looked back through time at was the end of the world. the great cities and works of the Greeks and Romans over By 1350, millions of people in Europe had died. The Black a thousand years before. They wanted to Death killed between 30% to 50% of the European population. know how Europe could be great again.
Everything changed. Many skilled workers died, so there were They wanted to learn from their past. not enough workers to make things. Nor were there enough farmers to work the Review land. Fortunately, it A Renaissance statue of was not the end of the David by Michelangelo world as many had thought.
Sick people For during the Black Death The Parthenon temple in Athens, Greece
4 5 Petrarch: The Light of Rome and Greece Petrarch’s Love: Laura
One person who learned from One day at church, Petrarch saw a woman Europe’s past was Francesco Petrarch. named Laura. He fell deeply in love with her. He loved the books and teachings of Today, we don’t know much about Laura, ancient Rome and Greece. In contrast, he A Greek theater but her nameOnly probably was Laura de Noves. felt that he was living in a time of darkness She was indeed beautiful, but there was which he called the Dark Ages. A painting of Laura a problem. She was already married, so Petrarch spent much of his life traveling Petrarch showed his love for Laura in writing. He wrote through Europe. He found many Latin and hundreds and hundreds of poems and songs for her, with Greek texts that had been lost. Petrarch words like these: published them again. He wanted Europe When from hour to hour among the other ladies, to end the Dark Ages, and he wanted to Francesco Petrarch Love appears in her beautiful face. (1304-1374) return to the light of the Romans and Greeks.
The great Greek philosophers, Plato and Socrates Petrarch’s love for old books influenced Reviewmany Europeans to learn from their past. But Petrarch didn’t just love books. He also loved a woman. For The Colosseum in Rome
6 7 Gutenberg and the Power of Print
Even today, Petrarch’s love songs are famous. They influenced or Europeans to learn from their many great writers, including F past, people needed to read. But William Shakespeare. there was a problem. Books were Petrarch died in his home on July expensive and hard to make. William Shakespeare Only 19, 1374. It was one day before his was influenced by People usually copied books by 70th birthday. One popular story says Petrarch. writing them out by hand. that he Gutenberg’s first printed A young German named Johannes book: The Gutenberg Bible was found dead in his library Gutenberg created a new way of leaning over a book. printing. He made a printing machine that used moveable Because of his work and letters on metal blocks. He was the first European to be able learning, we call Petrarch the to quickly print books. Father of the Renaissance. He By 1482, there were about 100 printing presses in Europe. created great art with words, These presses helped spread knowledge quickly and and he helped EuropeansReview accurately. People studied the art and ideas of ancient learn from their past. Greece and Rome. Thanks to Gutenberg, Europe began its rebirth through the power of print.
A statueFor of Petrarch A metal letter from Gutenburg’s printing machine 8 9 Comprehension Questions Glossary
1. The Black Death killed… 6. Who forced Galileo to give up ancient very old; from a long time ago (a) hundreds of people. his ideas? (b) many millions of people. (a) Nicolaus Copernicus influence to change the way that someone thinks or the way that (c) everyone in Europe. (b) Johann Gutenberg something develops (d) thousands of people. (c) The Catholic Church (d) Leonardo da Vinci 2. Who did Francesco Petrarch invent to make or create something new learn from? 7. According to Einstein, who is the father of modern science? (a) Agnolo de Tura mention to speak or write a few words about someone or (b) Laura de Noves (a) Galileo Galilei something (c) Johann Gutenberg (b) Leonardo da Vinci Only (d) The Greeks and Romans (c) Johann Gutenberg (d) Nicolaus Copernicus philosopher a person who studies ideas about knowledge, truth, 3. Gutenberg was famous for… nature, and the meaning of life, etc. (a) a printing press. 8. How did Galileo learn how (b) writing love songs. planets moved? planet a large, round object that moves around the sun or another (c) surviving the Black Death. (a) He read Aristotle. (d) Greek and Roman books. (b) He followed the Church. star (c) He studied Petrarch. 4. Who painted the Mona Lisa? (d) He used mathematics. prisoner someone who is held captive as a punishment (a) Galileo Galilei (b) Johann Gutenberg 9. Who helped pay for the Renaissance? rebirth a new period of growth of something (c) Leonardo da Vinci (d) Nicolaus Copernicus (a) The Catholic Church (b) The House of Medici Renaissance a rebirth of learning (art, literature, ideas, science, etc.) 5. Who thought the sun moved (c) Leonardo da Vinci during the 14th to 16th century around the earth? (d) The Greeks and Romans (a) The Catholic Church smoky like smoke in color or appearance (b) Aristarchus 10. Renaissance means…Review (c) Galileo Galilei (a) science without art. support to take care of someone by paying for their food, clothes, (d) Nicolaus Copernicus (b) art without science. (c) rebirth and renewal. etc. (d) return to the past. technique a way of doing something
For telescope a tube that is used to help people see distant objects
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