SS_EM_Digital Work Sheet

STANDARD -VII SOCIAL SCIENCE Activities of Class-01 & 02

WORK SHEET-1 ( Class-01 ) What were the features of Constantinople? • Centre of knowledge. • Abode of scholars and a treasure trove of scholarly texts. • Gateway from Asia to Europe.

WORK SHEET-2 ( Class-01 ) Why did scholars, artists and writers migrate to Italy? OR What were the features of Italy in the 14th Century AD ? • Italy was a country that upheld the rich Greco - Roman tradition. • The rich Italian traders were the patrons of art, literature and culture. • These traders were keen to preserve the historical and cultural heritage.

WORK SHEET-3 ( Class-01 ) The important features of Changes occured Medieval Period during 13th Century The fine arts, literature and The writers adopted the life history were centred of the common man as the on religious ideology central theme of their works Dominance of Greek and Growth of regional languages Latin languages like English, Spanish, and French The spirit of humanism Reasoning and the spirit of enquiry.

WORK SHEET-4 ( Class-01 ) What were the situations that helped in developing humanism in Europe ? By the dawn of the 13 th century, Latin and Greek gave way to regional languages like English, Spanish, and French. The writers of this period adopted the life of the common man as the central theme of their works. Similar changes occurred in other art forms like painting and sculpture.The new spirit of humanism inspired unique thoughts on the universe and human life. It promoted reasoning and the spirit of enquiry.

What is Renaissance ? By the dawn of the 13 th century, a new awakening in all spheres of human life became visible in Europe It is known as the Renaissance. Who is known as the father of Renaissance ? Petrarch

WORK SHEET-1 ( Class-02 ) Writers Work Petrarch Secretum Dante The Divine Comedy Boccaccio The Decameron Cervantes Don Quixote Erasmus In Praise of Folly

WORK SHEET- 2 ( Class-02 ) Artist Work Field Architecture Lorenzo Ghiberti The door of the Florence Baptistery Painting Painting Leonardo da Vinci The Last Supper , Painting Mona Lisa Sculpture Michelangelo The Last Judgment Raphael The School of Athens Donatello Gattamelata

WORK SHEET-3 ( Class-02 ) SCIENTIST INVENTION Galileo Galilei Telescope Johannes Gutenberg Printing Press Copernicus The theory of the Solar System