Renaissance for Kids

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• Arts: Art History: Periods and Movements: Renaissance 
• Arts: Literature: Periods and Movements: Renaissance 

• Biographies of the Renaissance  - Features links to biographies of a great many key Renaissance figures.
• Exhibits Collection: Renaissance  - Offers an introduction to the Renaissance with hands on activities where children can be a spice trader or explore Fibonacci numbers.
• History of the Printing Press  - Contains a printing history timeline and article about Johannes Gutenberg's invention.
• Johannes Gutenberg and the Printing Press  - Offers a brief introduction to Johannes Gutenberg and his invention of the printing press.
• Journey Through the Renaissance  - Features an animated introduction to the Renaissance period, plus learning activities and project ideas.
• PBS: Medici - Godfathers of the Renaissance  - Examines the role played by the Medici family in the Renaissance and includes timelines and an interactive tour of Florence.
• Printing: Renaissance and Reformation  - University of South Carolina exhibition provides images of books printed during the Renaissance and illustrations of printing presses.
• The Renaissance  - Presents easy to read information about the Renaissance, including humanism, the Medici family, Renaissance art, Machiavelli, city-states in Italy and exploration. Includes downloadable tests.
• Renaissance Connection  - Features explorations of renaissance art for children, plus timelines of the major changes brought about by this period in art, science, everyday life and trade.
• Renaissance Personalities  - Presents biographies, written for children, covering Renaissance artists, patrons, politicians, explorers, scientists and scholars.