The Renaissance and Reformation Standards
Students analyze the origins, accomplishments, and geographic diffusion of the Renaissance
and the historical developments of the Reformation.
7.43 Trace the emergence of the Renaissance, including influence from Moorish (or Muslim)
scholars in Spain.
7.44 Cite evidence in writing explaining the importance of Florence, Italy and the Medici Family
in the early stages of the Renaissance and the growth of independent trading cities, such as
Venice, and their importance in the spread of Renaissance ideas.
7.45 Summarize the effects and implications of the reopening of the ancient Silk Road between Europe and China, including Marco Polo’s travels and the location of his routes.
7.46 Describe how humanism led to a revival of classical learning and fostered a new interest in the arts including a balance between intellect and religious faith.
7.47 Analyze the growth and effects of new ways of disseminating information, ability to
manufacture paper, translation of the Bible into vernacular, and printing.
7.48 Outline the advances made in literature, the arts, science, mathematics, cartography,
engineering, and the understanding of human anatomy and astronomy, including Leonardo da
Vinci (Last Supper, Mona Lisa), Michelangelo (Sistine Chapel, The David), Johann Gutenberg,
and William Shakespeare.
7.49 Gather relevant information from multiple sources about Henry V, Hundreds Year War,
and Joan of Arc.
7.50 Conduct a research project drawing on several resources to investigate the Tudor dynasties of Henry VIII, Mary I, and Elizabeth I, including their family heritage, line of succession, religious conflicts, Spanish Armanda, and the rise of English power in Europe.
7.51 Explain the institution and impact of missionaries on Christianity and the diffusion of
Christianity from Europe to other parts of the world in the medieval and early modern periods.
7.52 Locate and identify the European regions that remained Catholic and those that became
Protestant and how the division affected the distribution of religions in the New World.
7.53 Explain the heightened influence of the Catholic Church, the growth of literacy, the spread of printed books, the explosion of knowledge and the Church’s reaction to these developments.
7.54 List and explain the significance of the causes for the internal turmoil within and eventual
weakening of the Catholic Church including tax policies, selling of indulgences, and England’s
break with the Catholic Church. (C, H, P)
and the historical developments of the Reformation.
7.43 Trace the emergence of the Renaissance, including influence from Moorish (or Muslim)
scholars in Spain.
7.44 Cite evidence in writing explaining the importance of Florence, Italy and the Medici Family
in the early stages of the Renaissance and the growth of independent trading cities, such as
Venice, and their importance in the spread of Renaissance ideas.
7.45 Summarize the effects and implications of the reopening of the ancient Silk Road between Europe and China, including Marco Polo’s travels and the location of his routes.
7.46 Describe how humanism led to a revival of classical learning and fostered a new interest in the arts including a balance between intellect and religious faith.
7.47 Analyze the growth and effects of new ways of disseminating information, ability to
manufacture paper, translation of the Bible into vernacular, and printing.
7.48 Outline the advances made in literature, the arts, science, mathematics, cartography,
engineering, and the understanding of human anatomy and astronomy, including Leonardo da
Vinci (Last Supper, Mona Lisa), Michelangelo (Sistine Chapel, The David), Johann Gutenberg,
and William Shakespeare.
7.49 Gather relevant information from multiple sources about Henry V, Hundreds Year War,
and Joan of Arc.
7.50 Conduct a research project drawing on several resources to investigate the Tudor dynasties of Henry VIII, Mary I, and Elizabeth I, including their family heritage, line of succession, religious conflicts, Spanish Armanda, and the rise of English power in Europe.
7.51 Explain the institution and impact of missionaries on Christianity and the diffusion of
Christianity from Europe to other parts of the world in the medieval and early modern periods.
7.52 Locate and identify the European regions that remained Catholic and those that became
Protestant and how the division affected the distribution of religions in the New World.
7.53 Explain the heightened influence of the Catholic Church, the growth of literacy, the spread of printed books, the explosion of knowledge and the Church’s reaction to these developments.
7.54 List and explain the significance of the causes for the internal turmoil within and eventual
weakening of the Catholic Church including tax policies, selling of indulgences, and England’s
break with the Catholic Church. (C, H, P)