Renaissance
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Description:
| These websites are about the Renaissance in Europe. Find out about the artwork, inventions, science, and people of the time period. Includes information about the Renaissance in Italy, France, and the Netherlands. Three are videos, games, activities, quizzes, and more. Includes a links to eThemes Resources on Leonardo da Vinci, Shakespeare, and Renaissance Faires for Middle Schools. |
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Grade Level:
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Resource Links:
| Exhibits Collection: Renaissance
Explore the links to learn about the Renaissance. Topics include exploration and trade, printing and thinking, and focus on Florence.
ThinkQuest: Renaissance
This student-created site is all about the Renaissance and the art, history, music, and literature of the time period. Listen to the music and play a game in which you try and fill in the blanks of famous authors' works.
ThinkQuest: A Journey Through the Renaissance
This interactive website was created by students. Watch a short video detailing the fall of Constantinople, then click on the various links to learn about the many different topics.
ThinkQuest: Welcome to the Renaissance
This site has biographical information about artists of the Northern and Italian Renaissance and numerous images of their work.
ThinkQuest: Artists of the Renaissance
Read biographies of many famous Italian Renaissance artists and view many examples of their work. Includes an overview of the Renaissance and a glossary.
Exploring Leonardo
Explore the links to find fun interactive activities about Leonardo Da Vinci, his art, and his inventions.
Renaissance Personalities
Read the biographies of many famous Renaissance figures. Includes biographies of scientists, sculptures, artists, scholars, and more.
Renaissance Town
Enter this virtual Renaissance era town to find out about food, clothing, school, and music of the Renaissance. Explore the links at the top of the page to find out about other subjects. NOTE: Many links to outside websites are broken. NOTE: Some links lead to websites with discussion boards.
Quia: Renaissance
Test your knowledge of Renaissance vocabulary with these games.
PBS: Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance
Learn about this famous Renaissance family. Explore the links to find an interactive timeline and a tour of Renaissance-era Venice. The "Resources" link includes lesson plans.
PBS: Martin Luther
Find out about the Reformation, a major religious revolution that happened during the Renaissance. Click on "A Monk's Life" to find out what a day in the life of a monk was like during the Renaissance.
Renaissance and Economy
Find out the incomes of workers in the Renaissance. Also includes the prices of some items during the Renaissance. The incomes and prices are given in pounds and shillings, so students will have to calculate dollar amounts.
History of the World: Renaissance Italy
This is a timeline of important events/people in Italy during the Renaissance.
Library of Congress: Creating French Culture
Here are pictures and descriptions of books and artwork from Renaissance era France.
Investigating the Renaissance
This website examines artwork created during the Renaissance in the Netherlands using modern technology. You can see how a Renaissance painting was cleaned up to look more like it would have when it was first painted.
Italian Painting of the 15th Century
In this online exhibition, you can see full screen and detailed images of Famous Renaissance paintings, read about the innovations of this period, and the patrons who made it possible. There is also a streaming slideshow about teh painting "The Adoration of the Magi" by Fra Angelico and Filippo Lippi
Renaissance Connection
This interactive site from the Allentown Art Musuem lets students explore this important period in art history. Learn about the life of a Renaissance artist, become a patron of the arts, or investigate Renaissance artwork in-depth. The fully interactive version requires the Flash plug-in.
eThemes Resource: Famous People: Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, scientist, and inventor. On these site, you can learn about his life, work, ideas, and the times in which he lived. You can read his biography, see his artwork, sketchbooks, or take a virtual tour of his studio. Included is an eThemes resource on the Renaissance.
eThemes Resource: Shakespeare: His Life and Times
Learn about William Shakespeare, the places he lived, and the time period he lived in. Read the full text of some of his most popular works. Make a virtual visit to Anne Hathaway's cottage or Stratford-Upon-Avon. Try an interactive quiz to test your knowledge of Shakespeare, plus try to identify which words he invented. Visit an old Renaissance town and see what life was like in Shakespeare's time.
eThemes Resource: Renaissance Faire for Middle School
These site contain resources to help plan a school Renaissance Faire. There is information on daily life in the Renaissance, proper speech, music, food, costume tips and patterns, and more. Included is an eThemes resource on the Renaissance.
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Education Standards:
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AL Standards:
3.1, 17.1
AR Standards:
H.6.6.33, H.6.8.4.a, H.6.8.4.b, H.6.8.4.c, H.6.8.4.d, H.6.8.5
IL Standards:
16.A.2c, 18.A.2, 16.A.3b, 18.A.3
ME Standards:
2.A.1, 2.A.3
MO Standards:
6
NV Standards:
H.2.8.2.e, H.5.8.1
OH Standards:
1.C.5.b
UT Standards:
2.1.a, 2.1.b, 5.2.a, 5.2.b, 5.2.c
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