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Transformations in Western Europe and the Global Renaissance

9th Grade · Social Studies · US-NY-SS

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Analyze how commercial recovery, classical rediscovery, and technological diffusion from the Islamic and Asian worlds catalyzed the European Renaissance.

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  7. The Northern Renaissance: Christian Humanism, Erasmus, and Vernacular LiteratureNot started yet
  8. Political Philosophy in the Renaissance: Machiavelli's The PrinceNot started yet
  9. Diffusion of Technologies from Asia: Gunpowder, Compass, and Paper in EuropeNot started yet
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us-ny9.9aNew York Social Studies Standards · 10th Grade

The Renaissance was influenced by the diffusion of technology and ideas. The Islamic caliphates played an important role in this diffusion.