Alabama Social Studies SS24.8.9

SS24.8.9 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• SS24.8.9a

  Analyze humanism and the contributions of philosophers and artists during the Renaissance.

• SS24.8.9b

  Summarize major scientific and technological advancements in the Renaissance, including the printing press, and evaluate their effects on society.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students compare how banking and trade supported art and learning in Italy and northern Europe. They explain humanist ideas through the work of artists and writers. They describe a scientific finding and explain how printing helped ideas spread.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student links Medici bank wealth to art commissions in Florence and merchant wealth to art in northern cities. They explain how Erasmus's writing reflects humanist interest in education. They trace how printed books helped spread Copernicus's sun-centered model.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think the Medici ruled all of Italy, rather than gaining power in Florence through banking wealth. They may think humanists rejected religion. Some assume the printing press created new ideas, rather than making ideas easier to copy and share.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: How did Medici banking support art in Florence, and how did printing help spread an idea from Erasmus or Copernicus?

1. 01

   Press a carved foam block reading 'learn' onto five cards, then write it five times and compare speed and consistency.

2. 02

   Ask students to write how Medici banking and northern trade affected what artists could make in Florence and Antwerp.

3. 03

   Play a card match: pair Erasmus, Leonardo, Copernicus, and Gutenberg with a work or idea and one effect on society.

4. 04

   Compare a printed flyer with a class group message, then list who can copy each and how quickly an idea could spread.

• SS24.8.8

  Analyze the social, political, and economic changes leading up to the Renaissance and Reformation in later medieval Europe and surrounding regions.

• SS24.8.7

  Outline the social, cultural, economic, and religious developments of early medieval Europe.