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Wikipedia: Renaissance
Provides a detailed look at the Renaissance movement. Content includes a focus on important Renaissance political leaders, religious figures, authors, artists, scientists, philosophers, and composers.
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Read Works: The Renaissance Renaissance Writing
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the changes in writing and poetry during the Renaissance. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Ducksters: Renaissance for Kids: Northern Renaissance
Read about how the Renaissance played out in European countries outside of Italy. Users can follow links to further information on the Elizabethan Era, William Shakespeare, the Reformation, and other connected topics.
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Annenberg Learner: Renaissance: Printing and Thinking
Focus on the emergence of the printing press and bookmaking. Humanism and other new philosophies of the Renaissance mentioned as well. Also, check out other links to learn more.
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Read Works: The Renaissance Introduction to the Renaissance
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Renaissance. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Renaissance Florence During the Renaissance
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Florence, Italy during the Renaissance. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Ibiblio: Web Museum: La Renaissance
This site from ibiblio.com explains the Renaissance, not only as a time period, but as how it changed thought, writing, and art throughout Europe. See links to Renaissance in Italy, Germany and Netherlands.
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Eugene School District: The Renaissance Begins [Pdf]
Chapter 28 of a middle school textbook on world history (7 pages). It explains how the Renaissance began in Italy, and the differences between classical, medieval, and Renaissance art. It discusses the expanding world of trade and...
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History.com: History: Italian Renaissance
An account of the Renaissance as it was expressed in Italy, with links to videos on the subject aired on History, the cable television channel.
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Historical Musical Instruments: Renaissance Recorders
Presents information on early Renaissance recorders and their construction. Includes link to audio and video recordings.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Italian Renaissance
A description of life in Florence, Italy during the Renaissance, the emergence of humanist thought, and of how the Renaissance got its start in Italy. The Lorenzo de Medici's important role as a patron of the arts in Florence is...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Renaissance Writers
Uncover the fascinating, colorful lives of Renaissance writers including John Donne, Ben Jonson, and Christopher Marlowe, and explore key features and themes in their groundbreaking plays and poetry.
Geographypods
Geographypods: Renaissance Day: Discovering the 'Lost World'
Gain knowledge of how exploration, mapping, and voyages of the Renaissance period shaped and changed our understanding of the modern world.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: A Harlem Renaissance Retrospective
For this lesson, students work in collaborative groups to conduct Internet research and create a museum exhibit that highlights the work of selected artists, musicians, and poets of the Harlem Renaissance.
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Read Write Think: Renaissance Humanism
This lesson plan explores Renaissance humanism in both "Hamlet" and "The Birth of Venus." Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
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Annenberg Learner: Renaissance Explorers
Overview of the motives behind the exploration of the "new world" during the Renaissance. Discusses the trading that took place between the "new world" and Europe and various riches offered in Mexico and Latin America.
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Artcyclopedia: High Renaissance Artists
A chronological listing of artists from the High Renaissance. This list covers the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Works of art and biographies available with each name.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Northern Renaissance in the 16th Century
How much do you know about 16th century Northern Renaissance art? Find out by answering this eight-question multiple-choice quiz. Check each answer before moving to the next question. Hints are available for each question.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Early Renaissance Art
Here at Artcyclopedia you find a very brief explanation of the Early Renaissance along with many links out to the artists related to the movement.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: What Was the Harlem Renaissance?
Professor Kate Rushin describes the Harlem Renaissance as a large social and cultural movement fueled by many factors in this video from A Walk Through Harlem.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Renaissance: Plague Begins
Describes the society of the Middle ages and the effect of the Plague on these societies of the Renaissance.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Renaissance: New Middle Class
Describes the rise of a new middle class during the Italian Renaissance and the resulting growth in Italian cities.
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About.com: Renaissance Humanism
Explains what Renaissance Humanism means, its origins, the role of Petrarch as the 'Father of Italian Humanism,' how it evolved through the 15th and into the 16th century, and how it ended.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Architecture in the Italian Renaissance
This site contains information on how Italian Renaissance architecture found its roots in the ancient world, the principles it rested on, and some key figures in its development.
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