Resources+-+Renaissance

Thinkquests: **Renaissance to 1800's**

Benchmark C: Describe the characteristics of feudal societies and the transition to the Renaissance and Reformation in Europe.
====Indicator **5:** Describe the impact of new ideas and institutions on European life including: The significance of printing with movable type; Major achievements in art, architecture and literature during the Renaissance; The Reformation.====

**Gutenburg's Invention** Courtesy of Ohio SS Resource Center: "This website provides a short reading about the Gutenberg woodblock printing. It educates the reader about the process and how it enhanced communication through print. This is a good supplement for students interested in this time of history. Teachers should be sensitive to the technical style of writing used. This may make comprehension difficult for some students. A creative complimentary activity to the content source is to create a classroom printing press."

**Timeline of 15th and 16th Century Events Related to Printed Works** Courtesy of Ohio SS Resource Center: "This website is a nice collection of multi-tier timelines that span from prehistoric times to today. I was very impressed with the quality and quantity of information provided on the timelines. It is difficult to locate such a comprehensive and diverse bank of information that teachers could use."

**Architecture in Renaissance Italy** Courtesy of Ohio SS Resource Center: "The Metropolitan Museum provides information about the architects of the Renaissance on this web link. Information is provided about Brunelleschi, Alberti, and Palladio. This information directly relates with the Ohio Social Studies Content Standard in history. The visuals on this page will aide student learning and frame the content in a context that is meaningful to students."

**An Overview of Leonardo Di Vinci's Work** Courtesy of Ohio SS Resource Center: "This content resource is very useful for finding examples of Leonardo Da Vinci's works. An index is provided in which his works are categorized by time period or subject. On some of the sections, there are brief biographical narratives on Da Vinci. This site makes it very easy to research Da Vinci's works. A teacher could also use the pictures on this site to create a power point presentation."

**Michelangelo** Courtesy of Ohio SS Resource Center: 'This is a fantastic resource about the life and works of Michelangelo. The site is broken down into three sections: early life, mid life, and final days. Within each of these sections is biographical information, as well as, the major artworks completed during this time. One section that I was most impressed with was the Sistine Chapel. On this page, the teacher or student could simply click on the name of a major scene to be taken to a large picture of that particular scene. The site is very easy to navigate and will be most helpful when teaching the art of the Renaissance. There is a teacher and research section, but other than a word search, it offers little help in teaching this subject."

**The High Renaissance** Courtesy of Ohio SS Resource Center: "This site titled Web Gallery of Art offers biographies and the viewing of painting for various artists who created works of arts between 1200 and 1800. An interesting tool build into the website is the duel-imaging link, which allows a viewer to see two paintings simultaneously. This site could be a useful tool in teaching this history benchmark; however it only connects partially with the indicator. A suggestive idea when teaching is to show the students the portraits and ask them to make inferences about renaissance culture."

**Renaissance Man** Courtesy of Ohio SS Resource Center: "This resource would support lessons on the Renaissance and Leonardo Da Vinci. It is an excellent source of Da Vinci's drawings. Small icons with brief descriptions can be enlarged to view copies of original pencil drawings. Additional links are provided for more information on Da Vinci. A teacher could use the information on this site to encourage students to explore who Da Vinci was and the significance he had on culture. The visuals will engage the students to be active learners. A variety of learners could participate in exploring this information, however a teacher will need to pick and choose the pictures they would like to present and organize them for student direction."

**Perspective. How Far? How Small?** "**Main Idea:** Students will use a simple set up to measure the change in the [|apparent size] of an object as it moves away from them." Activity that could be used with Leonardo Da Vinci and the perspective he used in his work.

**Leonardo's Perspective** Multiple readings and activities demonstrating Leonardo's perspective. Courtesy of Ohio SS Resource Center: "This resource would support lessons on the Renaissance and Leonardo Da Vinci. It is an excellent source of Da Vinci's drawings/paintings. Additional links are provided for more information on Da Vinci. A teacher could use the information on this site to encourage students to explore who Da Vinci was and the significance he had on culture. The visuals will engage the students to be active learners. A variety of learners could participate in exploring this information, however a teacher will need to pick and choose the pictures they would like to present and organize them for student direction."

**Martin Luther and Reformation** Courtesy of Ohio SS Resource Center: "This is a good overview on Martin Luther, but only emphasizes one element of the standard. The research is cited and reflects research that is widely known and generally accepted, but it does leave out important information about the role martin Luther played in the beginnings of the Protestant religion. Many teachers may feel this information is necessary. However it does include information that students would not otherwise find in a classroom textbook. The resource explicitly frames the content in a context that is meaningful to students or significant to the world at large."

**Reformation and Protestant England** Courtesy of Ohio SS Resource Center: "This content resource provides background information of the origins of the Protestant Reformation in England. The historical figures' goals are described in a readily comprehensible way. This resource reflects high expectations for all students including both acquisition and application of knowledge in a broader content."