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THE RENAISSANCE

Exploring people, culture and ideas
Learning Outcome 3.7: Appreciate change in the fields of the arts and science, with particular reference to the significance of the Renaissance.

INTRODUCTION
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youtube - the renaissance: an introduction


world history encyclopedia - patrons and artists in renaissance italy


​history matters 365 - 

wordsearch - why italy? [Printable]


OVERVIEW
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lagan history - what was the renaissance? 


National Gallery of ireland - exploring the renaissance


Changes in painting


​learnodo newtonic -
10 greatest renaissance paintings


​history matters 365 -

worksheet - changes in painting ​[Printable]


Leonardo da Vinci
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Biography.com - Leonardo da Vinci
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britannica - WHY IS THE MONA LISA SO FAMOUS?
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the irish times - Rolling up the river – Frank McNally on an unlikely partnership between Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolò Machiavelli


Sofonisba Anguissola
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NATIONal geographic - this italian artist became the first female superstar of the renaissance


Rembrandt
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bbc radio 4 - great lives - Rembrandt


changes in SCULPTURE and architecture

history matters 365 -

worksheet - factcheck: changes in sculpture and architecture ​[Printable]


Michelangelo
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illustrating history - michelangelo 


TED-ED - ​The many meanings of Michelangelo's Statue of David


TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

​The Printing Press


cloud biography - johannes Gutenberg biography


​copernicus
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biography.com - copernicus


GALILEO
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biography.com - Galileo - physicist


​mr bett's class -
Trial of Galileo ("More Than Words" Parody) 


bbc radio 4 - great lives - galileo 


johannes kepler
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bbc radio 4: in our time - johannes kepler
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isaac newton
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biography.com - isaac newton


William Shakespeare
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biography.com - william shakespeare


​bbc radio 4 - great lives -
william shakespeare


​thought_co. -
List of Phrases Shakespeare Invented

 
​History Matters 365 -

wordsearch - William Shakespeare ​[Printable]


PATTERNS OF CHANGE: HEALTH AND Medicine
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worcesterjonny - who was andreas vesalius?


history matters 365 - 

worksheet - walkabout bingo: medicine and science ​[Printable]


significance of the renaissance
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history matters 365 - 

worksheet - 5 reasons why ​[Printable]


More Resources
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Take a virtual tour of the national gallery in london

history matters 365 -

worksheet - who's who: the renaissance ​[Printable]

worksheet - visual sources: changes in the arts and science ​[Printable]

RETRIEVAL CHALLENGE GRID

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FOCUS TASK
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Imagine you are interviewing Michelangelo for 'The Renaissance Times' newspaper. What questions would you ask? What answers would he give? 

Revision
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history matters 365 - 

flippity flashcards: the renaissance

history matters 365 - 

Flash Card Deck created by Christian O'Connor with GoConqr


chronicles - quizlet set: the renaissance

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Test Your Knowledge
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chronicles - quizlet test: the renaissance [printable]

Match the definitions and key terms.

history matters 365 - flippity fill in: the renaissance [printable]


exam hub

past exam questions / sample answers

2022: QUESTION 2

2022: Q.2, sample answer

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
  • A POSSIBLE APPROACH
  • STRAND ONE
    • THINK LIKE A HISTORIAN
  • STRAND TWO
    • EARLY CHRISTIAN IRELAND
    • THE ENGLISH PATTERN OF SETTLEMENT IN IRELAND
    • 1798 IRISH REBELLION
    • THE GREAT FAMINE AND THE IRISH DIASPORA
    • THE PARLIAMENTARY TRADITION IN IRISH POLITICS
    • THE GAA
    • THE RISE OF NATIONALISM AND UNIONISM, 1911-23 >
      • HOME RULE CRISIS, 1912-14
      • 1916 RISING
      • RISE OF SINN FÉIN
      • IRISH WAR OF INDEPENDENCE, 1919-21
      • ANGLO-IRISH TREATY, 1921
      • IRISH CIVIL WAR, 1922-23
    • IRELAND AND THE WORLD AT WAR >
      • IRELAND DURING WORLD WAR I
      • IRELAND DURING WORLD WAR II
    • THE EUROPEAN UNION
    • IRELAND IN THE 1960s
    • THE TROUBLES IN NORTHERN IRELAND
    • WOMEN IN TWENTIETH CENTURY IRELAND
  • STRAND THREE
    • ANCIENT ROME
    • MEDIEVAL TIMES
    • THE RENAISSANCE
    • THE AGE OF EXPLORATION
    • THE REFORMATION
    • PRE TWENTIETH CENTURY REVOLUTION >
      • THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
      • THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
    • COMMUNISM AND FASCISM >
      • COMMUNISM IN RUSSIA
      • FASCISM IN ITALY
      • FASCISM IN GERMANY
    • WORLD WAR II
    • THE HOLOCAUST
    • THE COLD WAR
    • THE EUROPEAN UNION
    • EUROPE AND THE WIDER WORLD IN THE 1960s
    • TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
    • PATTERNS OF CHANGE >
      • HEALTH AND MEDICINE [OPTION ONE]
  • ASSESSMENT
    • CBA 1: THE PAST IN MY PLACE
    • CBA 2: A LIFE IN TIME
    • ASSESSMENT TASK
    • EXAM HUB
  • ACTION VERBS FOR LEARNING OUTCOMES
  • HISTORY MATTERS 365 BLOG
  • TEACHING STRATEGIES
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