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Grade 9, World History Std.1: Describe developments in Italy and Northern Europe during the Renaissance period with respect to humanism, arts, literature, intellectual development, and advances in technology.

Lesson Plans: How Did The Black Death Raise Living Standards in Europe? In this lesson, the teacher shows information on the effects of the Black Death in Europe. The Geography of the Renaissance Students identify key cities in the Renaissance and examine the role of geography in the spread of ideas during the period. Lives of Renaissance Women. This extensive unit includes several lessons with handouts for each on many aspects of the renaissance era including marriage, women artists, the European "witchcraze", and the wives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance Four lessons from the PBS program. Resources may be used with or without viewing the PBS special. Machiavelli's The Prince Before reading "The Prince" or about it, students brainstorm as a class to identify qualities and skills of leaders. Renaissance Webquest Students will research a Renaissance topic assigned to you, develop a web page celebrating this most amazing time period in our history. This site will give information about your topic and also link to other internet sites related to that topic. Art of the Renaissance Lessons from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Lessons are linked to book excerpts and "virtual gallery" of masterworks of art Leonardo DaVinci: A Team Documentation Activity Students examine the life and works of Leonardo and produce a portfolio of information to convince Francis I that Leonardo should indeed be invited to live out the end of his life in the court of France

Resources: Music from the Renaissance. Web site offers an interactive overview of life in the Renaissance. Northern Renaissance ArtWeb Renaissance-List of Trackstars, Webquests, and other resources on the Renaissance.
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