PART I
Directions: Read the questions below and write a response of at least two paragraphs in length. Each paragraph must consist of 7to 10 sentences. Your answers should provide strong examples and details
1. What were the major cultural developments of the Renaissance?
2. What were the key social hierarchies in Renaissance Europe?
3. How did the hierarchies shape people’s lives in the Renaissance?
4. How did the nation-states of Western Europe evolve in this period?
5. What were the central ideas of Protestant reformers, and why were they appealing to various groups across Europe?
6. What were the causes and consequences of religious violence, including riots, wars, and witch-hunts?
7. What was the Afro-Eurasian trade world like before the voyages of Columbus?
8. Why and how did Europeans undertake ambitious voyages of expansion?
9. How did conquest affect indigenous populations and bring about a new era of exchange, commercial empires, and forced migrations?
10. How did new encounters shape cultural values and beliefs in Europe and the New World?
PART II: Journal
Write a minimum of 3 paragraphs that consist of at least 11 sentences for each of the following questions:
1. My experience taking this course has been…
2. I want to be remembered in history fought for National Defense for 24 years
3. Education is important to me because…
