Renaissance

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	Renaissance Walkthrough This assignment uses the images, graphs, charts, and maps within the textbook to survey the major ideas and themes of the Unit.
	Renaissance Notes 4-1 - Rebirth of Europe These notes show how a defeated, plague scarred people returned to glory. I also talk about the silk road, humanism, and Italian city-states such as Florence. (7.8.1, 7.8.2, & 7.8.3)
	Renaissance Notes 4-2 - Renaisance Men In this set of notes students examine five key figures of the Renaissance: Machiavelli, Marco Polo, the Medici, Michelangelo, and Shakespeare. (7.8.3 & 7.8.5)
	Renaissance Notes 4-3 - Leonardo da Vinci These notes use Leonardo's famous notebooks to discover who he was as an artist, scientist, and inventor. (7.8.5)
	Renaissance Strategy Guide By reviewing your notes and completing this strategy guide you will know all the secrets and shortcuts for succeeding on the Unit Quiz and earning your "Master of the Renaissance Certificate".

Standards Guide:

7.8 Students analyze the origins, accomplishments, and geographic diffusion of the Renaissance.

1. Describe the way in which the revival of classical learning and the arts fostered a new interest in humanism (i.e., a balance between intellect and religious faith).

2. Explain the importance of Florence in the early stages of the Renaissance and the growth of independent trading cities (e.g., Venice), with emphasis on the cities' importance in the spread of Renaissance ideas.

3. Understand the effects of the reopening of the ancient "Silk Road" between Europe and China, including Marco Polo's travels and the location of his routes.

4. Describe the growth and effects of new ways of disseminating information (e.g., the ability to manufacture paper, translation of the Bible into the vernacular, printing).

5. Detail advances made in literature, the arts, science, mathematics, cartography, engineering, and the understanding of human anatomy and astronomy (e.g., by Dante Alighieri, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo di Buonarroti Simoni, Johann Gutenberg, William Shakespeare).

Media Guide:

I use the following media in various ways. Some DVD documentaries are shown in their entirity, but the majority are shown in small clips.

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Da Vinci and the Code He Lived By	Completely unrelated to the fictional book and movie except for the title trying to cash in on it. This DVD is one of the best documentaries about an individual out there. It is essentially a history of the Renaissance with Da Vinci as the anchor point.
Empires: The Medici	Excellent DVD documentary from the PBS Empires series. By following the lives of the Medicis this documentary hits on all the essential elements of the Renaissance. This gives such disconnected topics as Machiavelli and Martin Luther a connection that I feel really strengthens any Renaissance unit. Very long film (over 3 hours) but with many usable smaller sections.
Lion King	The story of Lion King is based on Hamlet (father killed by uncle, ghost calls for return, etc.) In the past when I've had time I've shown the whole thing while doing a "Shakespeare Week" but that has been squeezed out in the last couple years due to having so many other Renaissance things to do.
Eyewitness: Renaissance	With the Renaissance's emphasis on art, architecture, and sculpture this book (along with the one below) are almost indespensible for class projects.
Eyewitness: Leonardo	Another excellent book from this excellent series. Filled with wonderful pictures and information.

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