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- NetTrekker
Resources (http://middle.nettrekker.com/subject/?home=1):
User
name and password are: SFUSD.
From the home page, in the
Social Studies category, click on World History >
Early Modern World (1400 to 1815) >
Renaissance (1400-1600). Also
use the "Famous
People" button at the bottom of the
page. Below this button is a list of other "SITES", then related
sites which is a link to Renaissance Architecture.
- FROM MR TALSKY:
WHO'S
WHO IN MEDIEVAL HISTORY AND THE RENAISSANCE (http://historymedren.about.com/cs/people/a/aboutwho.htm)
The
"Who's Who in Medieval History" project is intended to help you find
information about significant individuals from the Middle Ages and
Renaissance, when available, on the web and in print. Each page will
offer a brief explanation of who the individual was and why he or she
is important or interesting in medieval and Renaissance studies. For
more information, be sure to investigate the websites or books provided.
- Renaissance
Timeline
(http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/therenaissance/a/rentimeline.htm)
- EDSITEment(http://edsitement.neh.gov):
The Best of the Humanities on the Web from the National Endowment for
the
Humanities in partnership with the National Trust for the Humanities,
and
the MarcoPolo Education Foundation. This educational partnership brings
online humanities resources from some of the world's great museums,
libraries,
cultural institutions, and universities directly to your classroom.
Enchanted
Learning Website (http://www.enchantedlearning.com)This
is a subscription site.
Chaucer
Resources
DANTE
- Digital
Dante
(http://dante.ilt.columbia.edu/new/)
- Dante
Alighieri
(http://eolit.hrw.com/hlla/authorbios/index2.jsp?author=13dantealighieri&WebLogicSession=QmmHlrTSl91ICx1IXsskC6NwH2mdJTrwvgNG6k9ZKEKVf8DrEMj7|-502370712525240658)
- Dante
(Alighieri)
(http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/poets/bio/dante.htm)

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- Art of Renaissance Science
score: 1000
(http://www.mcm.edu/academic/galileo/ars/arshtml/arstoc.html)
Subtitled
Galileo
and Perspective, this text, complete with images, explores Galileo,
mathematics,
and the "interconnections between art and science in the Renaissance."
Written by a professor at the City University of New York.
Subjects: Art and
science | Renaissance
- End of Europe's Middle Ages:
Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Centuries (http://www.ucalgary.ca/HIST/tutor/endmiddle/)
This multimedia
tutorial provides "a brief overview of the conditions at the end of
Europe's
Middle Ages, the tutorial is presented in a series of chapters that
summarize
the economic, political, religious and intellectual environment of the
fourteenth and fifteenth centuries." Sections include: Economy, Feudal
Institutions , New Monarchies, Holy Roman Empire, Italy's City-States,
Eastern Europe, Ottoman Empire, The Church, Literature, Visual Arts,
and
Music. Produced by The Applied History Research Group at the University
of Calgary.
Subjects: Middle
ages -- History | Renaissance
- Renaissance: What Inspired This
Age
of
Balance and Order? (http://www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/resources.html)
This attractive
site describes aspects of the European Renaissance including its
origins
in the Middle Ages, the rise of navigation and trade, development of
the
printing press, arts, and the Renaissance in Florence Italy. From
Annenberg/CPB
Projects Learner Online site.
Subjects:
Renaissance
| Middle ages -- History
- Virtual Renaissance: A Journey
Through
Time (http://renaissance.district96.k12.il.us/)
This site
combines
real people, such as Shakespeare and Elizabeth I, and real places like
the Globe Theatre, Sistine Chapel, Tower of London, and University of
Padua,
with generic fictionalized locations and citizens, to create an
entertaining
and inclusive picture of Renaissance life. Information can be accessed
through a wide variety of characters, locations, and chronologies as
well
as a general introduction to the period. There are a myriad of links to
related sites and citations to written sources. An outstanding
ThinkQuest
winner.
Subject:
Renaissance

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- Renaissance (http://www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/)
Discover the forces that brought about this rebirth in Europe. Site
includes facts, links, and cool activities to help you understand
changes in society, art, and science during the
Rennaissance.
More sites about: European History > Renaissance
- Renaissance Consort (http://www.hike.te.chiba-u.ac.jp:80/cons1/)
A demonstration of Renaissance consort music and instruments. More
sites about: Classical Music
- WebMuseum: La Renaissance (http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/renaissance/)
Learn about this European cultural rebirth that was the end of the
Middle Ages and left a lasting impression on the history of art.
More sites about: European History > Renaissance
- Virtual Renaissance Town (http://www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us/Renaissance/Town/Town.html)
Explore the culture and lifestyle of the Renaissance by clicking around
this online town. See what a school, shop, tavern, and restaurant were
like at the time, or step inside the Globe Theatre or the VirRen
Castle.
More sites about: European History > Renaissance
- Renaissance Man (http://www.mos.org/leonardo/bio.html)
Learn all about Leonardo as a scientist, an inventor, and an artist
in this site from the Boston Museum of Science. More sites
about:
Artists > Leonardo da Vinci
- Renaissance Secrets (http://www.open2.net/renaissance2/)
Check out this companion to the BBC TV series which explores the life
and times of Gutenberg, Venice, Renaissance medicine, and more, while
in
the process of doing history. More sites about: European History
> Renaissance
- Georgia Renaissance Festival, The (http://www.garenfest.com/)
Ever wonder what life was like in the 16th Century? At this festival
you may find out! Check out what programs, rides, and events are
scheduled
for the next festival in Fairburn, GA. More sites about:
U.S.
States > Georgia
- Journey Through the Renaissance (http://library.thinkquest.org/C005356/)
Go on an animated journey through the Renaissance. Learn about the
art, music, and politics of the time, check out pictures and sounds,
and
much more from this ThinkQuest team. Requires Flash. More sites
about:
European History > Renaissance
- WebMuseum: Michelangelo (http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/michelangelo/)
Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. This site
includes information on the Sistine Chapel and his sculpture of David.
More sites about: Artists > Michelangelo Buonarroti
- Columbia Museum of Art, The (http://www.colmusart.org/)
Includes information on exhibits, a museum calendar, and a detailed
online gallery with works from the Renaissance to the 20th Century.
More
sites about: South Carolina > Museums, Galleries, and Exhibits

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Renaissance,"
French for "rebirth," perfectly describes the intellectual and economic
changes that occurred in Europe from
the
fourteenth through the ...
Description:
Interactive
guide allows students to explore the Renaissance and discover the
forces
that drove this...
Category: Kids and
Teens > School Time > ... > History > By Region > Europe
> Renaissance
Renaissance and
Baroque Architecture: Architectural
History 102. The
images included in this ...
Description:
Collection
of expandable images used in a course at the Department of
Architectural
History, University...
Category: Arts
>
Architecture > History > Periods and Styles > Baroque
- Medieval/Renaissance
Food Homepage (www.pbm.com/~lindahl/food.html)
There is now a
mailing
list on this topic: send mail to ...
Description:
Articles,
recipes, and summaries of books about Renaissance and Medieval cooking.
Category:
Recreation
> Food > History
- WebMuseum:
La Renaissance (www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/renaissance/)
The term
Renaissance,
adopted ... literature and the arts. The Renaissance as a Historical
Period.
...
Description: The
Renaissance in Europe, covering Italy, Netherlands, germany and France
Category: Arts
>
Art History > Movements > Renaissance
- Medieval
and Renaissance
Instruments (www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us/antiqua/instrumt.html)
A Guide to
Medieval
and Renaissance Instruments. Bagpipe, Bladder Pipe, Cornamuse,
Crumhorn.
Dulcian, ...
Description:
Musica
Antiqua's illustrated guide: pictures, descriptions, and history.
Category: Arts
>
Music > Styles > Early Music > Instruments
- Renaissance
Consort (www.hike.te.chiba-u.ac.jp/cons1/)
by Yasuhiko
Higaki,
Oct. 26, 1993. Demonstration of renaissance consort and renaissance
instruments.
...
- Old
Rendance Page (www.ucs.mun.ca/~andrew/rendance.html)
The Renaissance
Dance page
- Renaissance
Faire
Homepage (www.renfaire.com/)
Welcome to the
Renaissance
Faire Step back 400 years to a time of Romance. Shakespeare
is in the prime
of his career. Sir Francis Drake has circumnavigated the ...
Description: A
collection
of information regarding Renaissance Faires.
Category:
Recreation
> Living History > ... > Directories and Pan-Faire Information
- Plague
and
Public
Health in Renaissance Europe (www.iath.virginia.edu/osheim/intro.html)
This project
involves
the creation of a hypertext ...
Description: A
hypertext
archive of narratives, medical consilia, governmental records,
religious
and spiritual...
Category: Health
> Public Health and Safety > History
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