(a) What was the Renaissance?

(b) When and where did it begin?

Think about the criticisms of society made in “Harrison Bergeron.” What aspects of today’s society seem open to Vonnegut’s criticisms?

Would society have been better off with Harrison in charge? Using a chart like this one, predict the effects of Harrison's becoming emperor.

What ideas crucial to the shaping of democracy did Judaism and Christianity share?

Write sentence using the vocabulary word listed below, leaving blank where the vocabulary word would go. Then, exchange your sentences with another student, and fill in the blanks in each other's sentences.

hypothesis

Identify:

a) Protestant Reformation,

b) Martin Luther,

c) Peace of Augsburg,

d) John Calvin,

e) Huguenot,

f) John Knox.

Identify:

a) Nicolaus Copernicus,

b) Johannes Kepler,

c) Galileo Galilei,

d) Francis Bacon,

e) Rene Descartes,

f) Isaac Newton,

g) Robert Boyle.

What led to the persecution of witches across Europe during the 1500s?

Some of Prufrock's allusions paint imaginary portraits that reveal his sense of self. Use a chart like the one shown to examine these allusions and what they suggest about Prufrock's self-image.

What were Native Americans used for during the Columbian Exchange?

Explain how Earth's early atmosphere differed from Earth's atmosphere today.

Write sentence using the vocabulary word listed below, leaving blank where the vocabulary word would go. Then, exchange your sentences with another student, and fill in the blanks in each other's sentences.

patron

Identify:

a) Lorenzo de' Medici,

b) Francesco Petrarch,

c) Leonardo da Vinci,

d) Michelangelo,

e) Raphael,

f) Baldassare Castiglione,

g) Niccolo Machiavelli.

Identify:

a) Henry VIII,

b) Elizabeth I,

c) Council of Trent,

d) Inquisition,

e) Jesuits,

f) Teresa of Avila.