1 Choose the two main ideas and write them in each empty box labeled
"Main Idea." Then choose one detail that best supports each main idea.
Write each detail in the box under the Main Idea it supports.
Possible Main Ideas
The plague nearly destroyed Italy's economy.
Renaissance women had less freedom than men.
The effects of the Renaissance are still felt today.
Renaissance Italy was the center of trade as well as culture.
Both arts and sciences flourished during the Renaissance.
Italy prospered when it began selling different products,
Possible Supporting Details
"Gradually, Italy began to specialize in luxuries such as artistic metalwork,
fine leather, and beautiful furniture."
"By the end of the fifteenth century, the Renaissance had spread to Germany."
"Before long, scholars were rediscovering Greek and Roman art, science, and literature."
"Cities shrank, production slowed, and prices dropped."
"The press revolutionized education and standardized language."
"If you have women in your house, keep them shut up...."

Renaissance women had less freedom than men ↔ Low class women were expected to be housewives and take care of everything to do with the house. Working-class women were expected to help their husbands run their business. They were denied all political rights and considered legally subject to their husbands.

The plague nearly destroyed Italy's economy ↔ It became harder and harder to find people to plow fields, harvest crops, and produce other goods because of the amount of people dying. Peasants also began to demand higher wages. Lasted from 1629 to 1631 and killed more than 45,000 people in Venice alone. It wiped out over half the population.