Renaissance Learning Objectives
1. Describe achievements by the Islamic civilizations and how these achievements were introduced into Western
Europe.
2. Analyze how revolutionary ideas introduced during the Renaissance in Europe led to cultural, scientific, and
social changes.
3. Explain how trade routes connecting Africa, Europe, and Asia fostered the spread of ideas, technology, goods,
and major world religions.
4. Explain how trade leads to specialization and interdependence.
5. Analyze how the distribution of resources leads to specialization and trade.
6. Describe how market exchanges encouraged specialization and the transition from barter to monetary
economies.
7. Identify examples of improvements in transportation, communication, and technology and explain how they have
facilitated cultural diffusion among peoples around the world.
8. Explain how the growth of cities and empires fostered the growth of markets.
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