Step 4: Put it All Together
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PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
Now, take a step back and try to explain the big picture. Remember to use specific examples from the chapter in your answers.
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THE RENAISSANCE Compare and contrast the city- What might explain the Renaissance interest in artistic “genius”? What does this interest tell you about the values and beliefs of Renaissance thinkers and writers? |
SOCIAL HIERARCHIES What did Renaissance Europeans mean by the term race? How does their definition differ from your understanding of the term? What might explain the increased interest in the differences between men and women during the Renaissance? What connections can you make between the debate about women and larger intellectual trends? |
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POLITICS AND THE STATE IN WESTERN EUROPE How did the monarchs of England, France, and Spain use royal councils to augment their own power? What does the use of such councils tell you about the common problems facing the rulers of all three countries? How were notions of race and religion used in the formation of Spanish national identity? Why might Spanish monarchs have found it advantageous to attack religious and ethnic minorities? 
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MAKE CONNECTIONS Suppose you were a scholar or artist of the High Middle Ages. What critique might you offer to the humanists’ contention that theirs was an age of rebirth after a millennium of darkness? In your opinion, is it appropriate to describe the values and attitudes associated with the Renaissance as modern? Why or why not? 
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