Renaissance Part 2 - The Expansion of Trade - Workbook Bundle (with tests!)

This bundle focuses on how the Black Death, the Crusades and trade led to the expansion of ideas and the start of the Renaissance. It has a 29 slide PowerPoint Presentation and 14 page Student Workbook that cover the Crusades, the Silk Road, and Italian City-States. How did trade and business expand in Renaissance Europe? How did trade with the East affect European Society? How did increased trade influence the growth of powerful city-states in Italy? The workbook looks at the impact trade had on society and how geography influenced the development of trade routs and cities. Learn about the Crusades influenced trade, the Silk Road, and how the class system started to change because of trade. Look at three powerful Italian City-States and what made them successful. It also includes how wealth started to change the social hierarchy and an introduction to the powerful Medici Family.

This bundle also includes a Renaissance Part 2 Chapter Test. The test comes in 4 difficulty levels to help with student of varying abilities. BONUS: Jeopardy review game!

The 29 slides include:

• pictures, from my time in Europe or fair use, that allow students to see different views and allow for greater understanding of the Medieval or Renaissance Culture.
• Vocabulary Slides with answers
• Workbook style questions that include answers in-slide.
• Charts and Fill-in the blacks

The workbook includes:

• Questions using Worldview Elements
• 49 questions about how geography trade effected society and led to the Renaissance
• 15 Vocabulary words
• Workbook style questions that include charts and fill-in the blacks

This presentation and workbook have been made with the help and in-class use of the textbook "Worldviews - Contact and Change" (Chapter 2 - Grade 8 Alberta Social Studies) but can be used alone or with other available resources. With purchase, the presentation and workbook, are alterable to fit your needs in the classroom.

The PowerPoint presentation and Student Workbook are designed to be used together. At this time all answers are in the PowerPoint and there is not a separate answer key.

This is the second in a six part series on the Renaissance.

Part 1 - Times of Change

Part 2 - The Expansion of Trade

Part 3 - The Humanist Approach

Part 4 - The Exchange of Ideas

Part 5 - The Age of Exploration

Part 6 - European Imperialism

BONUS: Jeopardy review game!