HIS101 Unit 6 Discussion 1&2 - The Middle Ages & The Renaissance

Unit 6.1 Discussion: The Middle Ages (HIS101)

With your classmates, discuss the impact of feudalism and the church in creating class structure during the Middle Ages. Debate if these political, economic, and religious influences had a positive or negative effect on life during the Middle Ages. Make sure to provide specific examples for each of the following groups: peasants/serfs, nobles, and clergy. When responding to your classmates, provide new, additional research and thoughts to support or disprove their position. Make sure to use proper APA format for all citations provided and include a reference list for the citations you use.

Unit 6.2 Discussion: The Renaissance (HIS101)

Choose a work of art or architecture produced during the Middle Ages and one created during the Italian Renaissance. Describe the basic features of each work of art. Then argue how those two works of art represent the changing political and cultural identity of the Renaissance in comparison with the Middle Ages. When responding to your classmates, include new, additional research to support or disprove their position. Make sure to use proper APA format for all citations provided and include a reference list for the citations you use.