Unit 5 - Renaissance and Reformation
What was the Renaissance? It was Europe's massive "rebirth" into a new society that appreciated more in life, including art, ideas, education, achievement, discovery, exploration, and the classical knowledge of the Greeks and Romans. 7th graders will study the what, when, where, who, and why of the Renaissance, as well as the Reformation, the movement that massively changed Europe and Christianity. Last, 7th graders will look at the achievements of Renaissance scientists and explorers, as we transition into a unit on the New World and the foundation of the American colonies.
Essential Questions
What was the Renaissance and what were its causes and effects?
What was the Reformation and what were its causes and effects?
What major scientific and geographical discoveries did Europeans make during the Renaissance?
What was the Reformation and what were its causes and effects?
What major scientific and geographical discoveries did Europeans make during the Renaissance?
Links and Videos
Textbook: Renaissance and Reformation Sections (Final Chapter of the Textbook)
Primary Sources: Writings of Early Italian Humanists - Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, and Machiavelli.
Virtual Tour: Sistine Chapel - Look up close at Michelangelo's masterpiece, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Virtual Map: Shakespeare's London in the 1600s
Virtual Flyover: London in the 1600s in a 3D animation that lets you "fly" through the streets of London during the Renaissance
Primary Source: Martin Luther's 95 Theses that he nailed to the door of Wittenberg, Germany in the fall of 1517.
Primary Sources: Writings of the Reformation - Critics, Defenders, and Reformers of the Church share their thoughts.
Primary Sources: Writings of Early Italian Humanists - Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, and Machiavelli.
Virtual Tour: Sistine Chapel - Look up close at Michelangelo's masterpiece, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Virtual Map: Shakespeare's London in the 1600s
Virtual Flyover: London in the 1600s in a 3D animation that lets you "fly" through the streets of London during the Renaissance
Primary Source: Martin Luther's 95 Theses that he nailed to the door of Wittenberg, Germany in the fall of 1517.
Primary Sources: Writings of the Reformation - Critics, Defenders, and Reformers of the Church share their thoughts.