Trade+Finance+&+Economy

Renaissance Questions

1. During the Renaissance, there were many large events that took place. The Black Death was one of them. It was a disease that killed many people in the Italian Renaissance. However, it also got people thinking of the world they currently live in. Do you think anything today has had the same affect on us? Specifically do you believe the H1N1 flu virus has gotten people thinking of and questioning the world they live in today?

2. As we have learned, the Silk Road was an important path for trading cultural ways and goods. In Calgary/Alberta today, do you believe that the spread of ideas, culture, and goods have effected the way our society acts today? How do you think it would have an effect on our community if the Silk Road was never discovered?

3. From our research we have found that the feudal system separated the citizens into many different categories. Because of this, majority of their rights were taken away. Do you believe that there are strict social classes that break up equality today, just as it did in the renaissance?

4. In the time of the Renaissance, the banking system helped to create currencies, and lent land to many citizens. As it helped Florence gain wealth, it also allowed jobs to open up, which allowed citizens to find work easily. Do you find that the banking system affects as many people and areas as it did during the renaissance? How would our community act today if this system was not created?

Jasmine Wong- In response to the whether Calgary possess the potential for economy, trade and finance to emerge to make it a Renaissance city, Geoffrey Pradella believes that Calgary does have the necessities and potential to become a renaissance city because of the new technologies that have emerged and the oil and gas.

Specially, Further, In this sense, he believes that because Calgary are beneficiaries of the former Heritage Fund for medical research, there have been a development of technologies and oil and gas explorations and related environmental technologies. In an economic framework, these points are largely dependant on oil and gas and are very much linked together with [|Binary Options] = = He states, “O&G is a constant in the culture is a fear of decline, which is a motivating factor for change.” By this he means that many of the citizens are looking for change and more diversity. The ways that we have developed our technologies are very much the same from in the past. Our city mainly focuses on oil and gas, as that is what we mostly depend on. Geoffrey Predella believes that our city and [|Local Business] should depend less on oil and gas, and focus and contribute more to other topics and different parts in our society. Without oil and gas, the technologies in our community will not be able to develop as fast causing a shortage in new ideas and economic growth.