HIS 111
Unit 14: Renaissance and Reformation

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Raphael Santi's The Holy Family (The Madonna with Beardless Joseph), 1505-06, tempera and oil on canvas.  The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg has one of the finest collections of Renaissance art in the world.  That is largely a legacy of the wealth, power and collecting prowess of Catherine the Great in the eighteenth century.
 
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What you must do in this unit

What you can do in this unit

Some videos that you can watch for this unit

Extra Credit Options

  • Submit an Extra Credit Special Project paper (point value varies).
  • For up to 25 points of extra credit, assess the significance of the Medici family for Renaissance Florence.
  • For up to 10 points of extra credit, choose one of the famous quotes about the study of history--scroll down that page to find a list of quotes--(Get permission from your instructor first.) and write a long paragraph in which you explain who the author of the quote was, what he/she meant by the quote and then your evaluation of the quote's accuracy. You can also use the material on these two links, Historians and Why We Study History. Don't forget to cite your sources.
  • For up to 10 points of extra credit, read the Council of Trent: Rules on Prohibited Books and in a paragraph explain what the Church was attempting to do with these regulations.
  • For up to 10 points of extra credit, read the excerpts from Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574), Leonardo da Vinci, and write a long paragraph in which you explain how da Vinci was a perfect expression of the Renaissance ideal.
  • For up to 5 points of extra credit, read Luther's 95 Theses and answer the Luther study sheet questions.  Please write in formal, complete sentences.
  • For up to 10 points of extra credit, contribute at least five photos to the Northern Virginia Digital History Archive.
  • For extra credit, please suggest a relevant website for this unit of the course.  Send your instructor the title of the site, the URL and a brief explanation why you find the information interesting and applicable to the material being studied this unit.
Unit Learning Objectives
  • Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to (1) explain the importance of the Italian Renaissance and its impact on northern Europe, (2) identify some of the important individuals involved in the Renaissance, (3) identify the terms of Luther's and Calvin's protests and (4) explain the impact of the Protestant Reformation on Catholic Europe.
 
 

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