Travel Itinerary

1. Steffen Svec
The Birth of New Ideas Module

2. Wittenberg
Lisbon
Florence
Rome

3. This building is called the Santa Maria
Delfiore. This building is a beautiful
cathedral located in Florence, Italy. It
represents the architecture of the
Renaissance period. Domes and
columns were a very popular feature
on buildings at the time. As you can
see in the picture, there is parts of the
building with dome-like features. The
city’s economy and it’s many painters,
architects, writers, and philosophers
modeled Renaissance culture. Most of
Florence’s wealth came from the
manufacturing and trade of wool cloth.
The Florentine gold coin was used all
throughout Europe. Florence was also
known for it’s banking. Florence is a
great reference to the Renaissance
period.
Florence

4. Rome was a very important
city during the Renaissance
and Counter-Reformation.
This place was a hotspot for
artists and scholars. It was
ruled by the Catholic
Church and the pope during
the Counter-Reformation.
Trevi fountain is a very
popular location. It is one of
the largest fountains in the
world. This place also
represents the architecture
of the time period.
Rome

5. Wittenberg is where the
Protestant Reformation
was formed. The
Reformation was formed
by Martin Luther. Martin
Luther spoke against
many Catholic Churches.
Elster Gate was where
Martin Luther publicly
burned a papal bull that
was issued by the pope. In
the picture this is Martin
Luther and friends
burning the papal bull
and I believe other
documents outside of
Elster Gate.
Wittenberg

6. Vasco Da Gama was a Portuguese explorer. He found a way to get to
India by sea. Vasco Da Gama went south passed today’s “Cape of
Good Hope”, then he went northeast up the eastern coast of Africa
into the Indian Ocean. This was called the “European Exploration”.
Spices from India were very popular in Europe. The only way to get
to India was by land, it was very expensive. The King of Portugal
wanted to sail there to make it cheaper for trade. He gave Vasco Da
Gama a fleet of ships to do so. Vasca Da Gama found a trade route
around Africa to India.
Vasco Da Gama and His First Voyage