Project on the Renaissance

Objectives: Define Renaissance. Identify the causes and consequences of the Renaissance. Explain how the forces of nationalism, industrialism, communication and humanism changed European nations. Identify changes that occurred in Europe during the Renaissance.

Create a visually appealing presentation that answers your focus question and gives information on your individual topic.

Industrialism Group Focus Question:

* What economic changes led to greater availability of goods?

Individual Topics:

Guilds

The Merchant Class

City-States of Italy (Florence, Genoa, Venice)

Styles and fashions

The Medici family

Humanism Group Focus Question:

* What artistic, humanistic and/or scientific achievements is this person responsible for creating?

Individual Topics:

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo Buonarroti

Donato di Niccolo di Betta Bardi (Donatello)

Raffaello Sanzio (Raphael)

Filippo Brunelleschi

Pieter Brueghel

Artemesia Gentileschi

Sir Thomas More

Desiderius Erasmus

Martin Luther

John Calvin

Galileo Galilei

Johannes Guttenberg

Nicolaus Copernicus

Francis Bacon

Parcelsus

Ambroise Pare

Nationalism Group Focus Question:

* What did this person do to strengthen their nation and promote the Renaissance?

Individual Topics:

King Henry VIII of England

Queen Elizabeth I of England

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain

Isabella d’Este Gonzaga of Mantua

King Francis I of France

The Prince/Niccolo Machiavelli

Communication Group Focus Question:

* How did this person or invention help to spread the ideas of the Renaissance?

Individual Topics:

The printing press

William Shakespeare

Miguel de Cervantes

Geoffrey Chaucer

RENAISSANCE WEBSITES

START WITH THESE WEBSITES FIRST

Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students,

http://library.thinkquest.org/2838/main.htm

Contains information about Italian Cities, Artists, Science, Music and foods of the Renaissance

http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/middleages/index.html

Try This Website First

INDUSTRIALISM:

http://fashion.about.com/cs/renaissance/index.htm-

Fashion history of the Renaissance

http://www.stetson.edu/~psteeves/classes/kellygadol.html

Renaissance Women

http://www-ed.fnal.gov/lincon/f97/projects/guildhall/guilds/guilds.html

Guild information and links

http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle32.htm

Middle Class and types of jobs

http://galileo.rice.edu/gal/medici.html

The Medici Family

HUMANISM:

http://www.loggia.com/art/renaissance/index.html

Nice discussion of the history of art in the Renaissance. At present only contains Italian Renaissance, but German Renaissance is being developed.

http://www.michelangelo.com/buon/bio-index2.html

This site tells about Michelangelo's accomplishments during his childhood, midyears, and final days. There are numerous pictures of his works.

http://hk.geocities.com/sinngrace/english.htm

Renaissance Art and Artists

http://www.lib.virginia.edu/dic/colls/arh102/

Renaissance and Baroque Architecture

http://www.mos.org/leonardo/

Wonderful site from the Boston Museum of Science.

http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/tmore.htm

Sir Thomas More

http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/erasmus.html

Desiderius Erasmus