Name _______________________________ Date ____________ Set
World History Name ____________________________________
Renaissance & Reformation Webquest
Click on the Regents Prep Link:
Read the “Background” paragraph.
1. What time period did the Renaissance come after? ___________________________________________
2. What were 3 areas in which Renaissance achievements were made?
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b) _________________________________________________________________________________
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Read the “Humanism” paragraph.
3. How was the focus during the Renaissance different than during the Middle Ages?
Middle Ages focused on __________________________________________________________________
Renaissance humanists focused on __________________________________________________________
4. Which ancient classical civilizations did the humanists study? _____________________________________
5. Humanists also stressed the importance of the __________________________________________________
Read the “Artists” paragraph.
6. Who was Leonardo Da Vinci? ______________________________________________________________
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Click on the link to see five works of Leonardo DaVinci:
7. What are three common techniques you see in these 5 works of art?
a) _________________________________________________________________________________
b) _________________________________________________________________________________
c)_________________________________________________________________________________
Click on the Da Vinci’ Inventions Link:
Leonardo Da Vinci was a real “Renaissance Man”, meaning that he was an expert in many different fields. Many of his achievements came in science and inventions. Click on 1 of the inventions shown and fill out #8
8. Invention #1 _______________________________ What do you think it was used for?________________
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Now go back to the Regents Prep Link:
9. Who was Michelangelo? __________________________________________________________________
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Research to find three works of Michelangelo and answer the following:
10. What are three common techniques you see in these 3 works of art?
a) _________________________________________________________________________________
b) _________________________________________________________________________________
c)_________________________________________________________________________________
Click on the link of other Michelangelo works:
11. What are three other medium Michelangelo used to create works of art?
a) _________________________________________________________________________________
b) _________________________________________________________________________________
c)_________________________________________________________________________________
12. What hired Michelangelo to do create his most famous works? ____________________________________
Now go back to the Regents Prep Link:
Read the “Literature” paragraph.
13. Who was the most famous writer of the Renaissance? _________________________________________
14. Why would writing in the vernacular make him so popular during his time in England? ________________
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15. Niccolo Machiavelli was the most important political writer of the Renaissance. What was Machiavelli’s The Prince all about? ______________________________________________________________________
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Click on the link for this website with quotes from Machiavelli.
Choose 2 of the quotes and copy them down. Then explain what they mean in your own words.
16. Quote 1: _______________________________________________________________________________
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Meaning: _________________________________________________________________________________
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17. Quote 2: _______________________________________________________________________________
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Meaning: _________________________________________________________________________________
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Click on the link to read about Johannes Gutenberg:
18. What was so different about Gutenberg’s printing press compared to block printing created by the Chinese?
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19. Why would the first book he printed be the Bible?______________________________________________
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20. How did the development of the printing press affect civilization in general?_________________________
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21. How did the development of the printing press affect the lives of people specifically?__________________
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Research the following answers:
22. What caused anger towards the Roman Catholic Church? ________________________________________
23. Why was the posting of the 95 Theses by Martin Luther such a courageous act of defiance towards the Roman Catholic Church? ____________________________________________________________________
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24. How did the invention of the printing press by a fellow German help Luther’s teachings gain rapid and widespread acceptance? ______________________________________________________________________
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25. What idea did John Calvin teach about when he rebelled against the Roman Catholic Church? ___________
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Now click on the link about Luther posting the 95 Theses:
26. Why was this time period called the Reformation? ______________________________________________
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27. Why were the followers of Luther and Calvin called Protestants? __________________________________
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Now that you have completed the Webquest, you are ready to answer these questions.
28. What was the Renaissance all about? ________________________________________________________
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29. How did changes that took place in Renaissance lead to the Reformation? ___________________________
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Finally, here is the big question! Be sure to answer this in a paragraph of at least 4 sentences using details and facts to back up your assertion.
Why are Renaissance and Reformation considered to be turning points in global history? Be sure to explain why.
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