First Period: 8:30am to 9:21am
Second Period: 9:24am to 10:14am
Third Period: 10:27am to 11:17am
Early Modern Europe Essay Test
For the "Early Modern Europe" subunit, you will be taking an essay test to better prepare for a common high school assessment type. You will be given five prompts and on your test, three of the five will be provided. You will then need to answer two of the three with two paragraphs or more. Each student will be allowed a standard notecard to use on the test. The possible prompts are as follows:
1) Choose two different individuals that helped spread new ideas throughout Europe. How did each individual contribute to new ideas and what was their impact?
2) Who were the Medici? What role did they play in the development of the Renaissance?
3) During the Renaissance, how did trade promote new ideas and learning?
4) Explain how the Peace of Augsburg, the Edict of Nantes, and the Peace of Westphalia all strengthened secular rulers.
5) Describe the contributions of Greek, Jewish, Muslim, and Renaissance scholars to the Scientific Revolution.