Prompt: 15 word summary Summarize the following paragraph in exactly 15 words: The Taj Mahal is a...
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Prompt: 15 word summary Summarize the following paragraph in exactly 15 words: The Taj Mahal is a beautiful monument built in 1631 by an Emperor named Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is situated on the banks of river Yamuna at Agra. It looks beautiful in the moonlight. The Taj Mahal is made up of white marble. In front of the monument, there is a beautiful garden known as the Charbagh. Inside the monument, there are two tombs. These tombs are of Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is considered as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Many tourists come to see this beautiful structure from different parts of the world.
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Prompt: 15 word summary Summarize the following paragraph in exactly
15 words:The Taj Mahal is a beautiful monument built in 1631 by an Emperor named Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is situated on the banks of river Yamuna at Agra. It looks beautiful in the moonlight. The Taj Mahal is made up of white marble. In front of the monument, there is a beautiful garden known as the Charbagh. Inside the monument, there are two tombs. These tombs are of Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is considered as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Many tourists come to see this beautiful structure from different parts of the world.
The Renaissance Lecture
During this short lecture, please take notes on the AVID sheet provided.
I will allow time for you to write down any questions you have in the left-hand margin of your paper.
What do you think the plague did to Europe……
Economically?Socially?Politically?Religiously?
Causes and Effects of The Plague
The rats and unsanitary conditions during the Middle Ages CAUSED the Bubonic Plague (Black Plague) to break out and spread.
The EFFECTS of this disease killed 25% of the population.
The EFFECTS of losing such a large percentage of its population CAUSED
Europe to go through many changes in the coming years.
One of the Major EffectsPeople began questioning the
church, which had always told them that they needed to endure suffering and hardship IN ORDER TO get rewarded in heaven, AND………..
They had ALREADY suffered enough JUST BY LIVING, and they didn’t understand why they had to watch so many people die a horrible death in order to get into heaven.
Cause and Effect of Feudalism Feudalism was
based on a caste system:
The King ruled over the lands.
The King gave land to his Nobles.
The Nobles gave plots of land to Lords.
The Lords had Peasants work the land in exchange for food and housing.
THIS SYSTEM WAS KNOW AS FEUDALISM.
MAJOR EFFECTS In this system, there was no
opportunity to EVER change or advance one’s social status.
People began looking elsewhere for answers.
They looked back at the Greeks and Romans (Classical) past.
THERE WAS A REBIRTH OF IDEAS THE
RENAISSANCE
Began in ItalyTook awhile to
move North because England and France were in war.
There were huge cities in Northern Italy, SO…………….
GOOD NEWS
BAD NEWS
What do you think the plague did to Europe……
Economically?Socially?Politically?Religiously?
Medici Family
While searching for new ideas….
Lost manuscripts showed up, which led to new studies: Humanism Education History Literature Philosophy
HUMANITIES
BE AN INDIVIDUAL. BE A……
A RENAISSANCE MAN!!!!!
MIND MAP
What they usually look like!!!
