Monday, February 27th

Our class today:

• Reviewed the 1) Importance of the Columbus Voyage, and 2)How and Why the Great Age of Exploration Began
• Performed a short skit on the development of trade between Europe and the Near East during the Crusades
• Examined Renaissance Art to look for clues to the value Europeans placed upon trade goods from the east.
• Learned what educated Europeans knew of the world in the 15th century - made our own Behaim "ErdApfel"

A classic "stuff" painting by Jan Van Eyck