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Electronic Passport: Renaissance
Mike Dowling is a teacher at Roosevelt Middle
School in West Palm Beach, Florida. His Electronic Passport is a
journey though time and space, covering major periods of world history and
complete with study sheets, homework assignments, and tests.
La Renaissance
- WebMuseum, Paris
This site has a brief explanation of the
history of the Renaissance, including its impact on science, philosophy,
and social thought. It also includes discussion of Renaissance art
in Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, and France..
Life In
Elizabethan England
This "Compendium of Common Knowledge" was
written as a guide for people who play the roles of ordinary people from
the 16th century at Renaissance Faires. It is a short social history
of the period, with information on such topics as games, occupations,
children, names, and education.
Ohio
Renaissance Faire
This event is held in Harveysburg, Ohio, from
August until October each year in a permanent 30-acre sixteenth century
English village. Harveysburg is just a few miles northeast of
Cincinnati.
Plague and Public
Health in Renaissance Europe
This project involves the creation of a
hypertext collection of materials on the impact of Bubonic Plague on
Renaissance society between the initial outbreak in 1348 and the
mid-sixteenth century. It concentrates on the plague in Italy,
France, and Germany
Renaissance by Anneberg/CPB
This comprehensive sites
explores the Renaissance and discusses the forces that lead to this
period of rebirth in Europe, and in Italy in particular. It includes
information on the end of the Middle Ages, exploration and trade, printing
and thinking, symmetry, shape, and size, and a special focus on the city
of Florence.
Renaissance
Paintings
The Renaissance Gallery of this online museum includes paintings and short
biographical information on twelve Renaissance artists, including Leonardo
da Vinci, Botticelli, and Rembrandt.
Renaissance Personalities
Eighth Graders at Riverdale Junior Secondary
School in Whitehorse, Yukon, compiled short biographies of important
Renaissance figures in music, art, science, and other fields.
Renaissance
Timeline
This timeline includes important events of the
Renaissance during the lifetime of Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 until 1519.
Renaissance Web Quest
The task of this Web Quest is to research a
famous Renaissance intellectual and portray that person at a Renaissance
meal.
Virtual Renaissance
Meet Renaissance "characters" who describe their lives and access a wide
list of links on a host of Renaissance topics such as clothing, food, and
architecture. This site was built by seventh grade teachers and
students at Twin Groves Junior High school in Illinois.
Welcome to the
Renaissance Faire
Renaissance Faires strive to recreate everyday
life during the Renaissance through costumed interpreters. This site
explains the many aspects of a Renaissance Faire, including costumes and
language. It also include a listing of Renaissance Faires in the
United States.
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