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Requirements for page 1
Requirements for page 2
The overview should be broken into small sections for each aspect of the European Renaissance.
Each section should contain one summarizing paragraph including:
at least 5 vocabulary words in each write-up
One key figure should be mentioned in each of the write-up sections
Keywords need to be underlined AND not used in bullet-point lists
At least two images should be included
a large title
a formated background
ALL CITATIONS FOR THIS PAGE SHOULD BE INCLUDED AT THE BOTTOM.
Page 1 Topics
(the second page should be focused on one aspect of the Renaissance that still matters today.
Include:
At least 10 key terms
At least 2 hyperlinks to additional resources (such as google earth locations, other people's prezi presentations, youtube videos, etc)
At least 5 images
It should also include at least two major figures profiled (developed with at least four sentences)
Two primary sources (referenced, linked, used as an image and annotated)
ALL CITATIONS FOR THIS PAGE SHOULD BE INCLUDED AT THE BOTTOM.
Page 2 Topics
The Age of Exploration
The Age of Reason - The Enlightenment
The Scientific Revolution
The Protestant Reformation
The Renaissance of Culture
This is where you start talking about the secondary page topics you are interested in building as a team
Inventions and innovations of mercantilism
Famous/Infamous Explorers
Achievements of this time
Political Thought
Promoting Revolutions and human thought
Humanism and the return to the Greeks/Romans
Secular Thought (not revolving around the church)
Space
Famous Scientists
Gravity
Chemistry
Physics
Martin Luther and the 99 Theses
The Roman Catholic Church vs. The Protestants
The rise of the Anglican Church
Johannes Gutenburg, the Printing Press, and the Bible
Painters
Sculptures
DaVinci "The Renaissance Man"
Literature
Music and Fine Arts
Your Four Required Questions
What are the five most important characteristics of the Renaissance? Defend each of your answers with at least one complete sentence.
What is the main reason the cultural Renaissance was even made possible in the 1300-1400's Europe?
Where did the Renaissance happen? Why did it happen here?
Using a historical perspective approach, why should we study the Renaissance? What do we have to learn from this historical event?
Why is this topic important to the Renaissance?
The Details about this topic
When?
Where?
What?
How?
Who?
Why?
