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The Renaissance & Reformation – WebQuest
Name _______________________________ Date ____________ Block________
We will complete this WebQuest in the lab. You will need to use your time efficiently to complete this activity
in the time allotted. Each student will need to hand in their own completed sheet.
Use the links on my BlackBoard account at www.cobbk12.blackboard.com. Log in to your account in order to
complete this webquest. username: scb.firstname.lastname password: student
Click on Link #1 (Regents Prep) http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/goldenages/ren.cfm
Read the “Background” paragraph.
1. What time period did the Renaissance come after?
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2. What were 3 areas in which Renaissance achievements were made?
1)______________________ 2)_______________________ 3)________________________
3. In which country did the Renaissance begin? _____________________________
Read the “Humanism” paragraph.
4. Define the term humanism: _____________________________________________________________
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5. How was the focus during the Renaissance different than during the Middle Ages?
Middle Ages focused on _______________________________________________
Renaissance humanists focused on ________________________________________
6. Which ancient classical civilizations did the humanists study? _________________________________
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7. Humanists also stressed the importance of the ____________________________.
Read the “Art and Architecture” paragraph.
7. What did using “perspective” in art allow Renaissance artists to do? _____________________________
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8. What kinds of Roman and Greek architecture did Renaissance architects use?
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1) _____________________
2) ______________________
3)_____________________
Read the “Artists” paragraph.
9. Who was Michelangelo? _______________________________________________________________
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10. Who was Leonardo Da Vinci? __________________________________________________________
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11. Why is Leonardo Da Vinci called a Renaissance Man? _______________________________________
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Read the “Literature” paragraph.
12. Who was the most famous writer of the Renaissance?
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Extra Credit: Name 2 plays by this writer (hint-you may Google his name for help!)
1)________________________________________________________________
2)________________________________________________________________
13. What was Machiavelli’s “The Prince” all about? ____________________________________________
Now go back to Blackboard and click on Link #2 (Dawn of a New Age) or click here:
http://www.mrdowling.com/704renaissance.html
Read the first paragraph.
14. What is the word “Renaissance” French for? _______________________________________________
15. Explain why you think this term is used for this time period. (think in comparison to the Middle Ages):
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Now go back to the Blackboard website
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16. Look at the painting of the Mona Lisa, by Leonardo Da Vinci after Link #2. This is probably the most
famous painting in the world!!! Write down 3 things you notice about her and her surroundings.
1) _________________________________________________________________________________
2) _________________________________________________________________________________
3) _________________________________________________________________________________
4) She appears to be smirking (smiling) – any guesses why? __________________________________
Now click on Link #3 (Da Vinci’ Inventions) or click here: http://www.da-vinci-inventions.com/
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 2 of the inventions shown and fill out #17
and #18 on reverse:
17. Invention #1 _________________________ What do you think it was used for? _____________________
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18. Invention #2 _________________________ What do you think it was used for? _____________________
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Now go back to Blackboard and click on Link #4 (Machiavelli’s Quotes) or click here:
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/n/niccolo_machiavelli.html
Niccolo Machiavelli was the most important political writer of the Renaissance. Choose any 1 of the quotes
and copy it down. Then explain what it means in your own words.
19) Quote: _______________________________________________________________________________
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Meaning: _________________________________________________________________________________
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Reformation
Introduction (Click on Link 5) or click here: https://gotquestions.org/Protestant-Reformation.html
1. What was the Protestant Reformation? ________________________________________________
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2. When did the Reformation start? _____________________________________________________
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Martin Luther
Fill out the graphic organizer using Link #6 or click here: http://www.history.com/topics/martin-luther-andthe-95-theses Turn down the sound!!
Life of Martin Luther
Why did he decide to become a Monk?
When did he decide to become a Monk?
When did he become a professor at
Wittenberg (Germany) university?
What did he do as a professor?
Go back to BlackBoard and look at the Protestant Reformation Map --- Where did followers of Martin Luther’s ideas (Lutherans) live? ___________________________
- Where did followers of another reformer, John Calvin (Calvinists) live? ___________________
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- Was the majority of Europe Catholic or Protestant during the reformation? _______________
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Luther’s 95 Theses – follow Link #7 or click here: https://gotquestions.org/95-theses.html
Use the following website to fill in the table below on Luther’s 95 Theses.
Cause
Event
Why was Luther upset with the
church?
What did he do about it?
What is an indulgence?
What were the 95 Theses?
Effect
What was the reaction to the 95
Theses?
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Key Figures
Click on Link #8 or click here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/henry_viii/
1. Who is King Henry VIII? ______________________________________________________________
2. Why did Henry VIII split with the Catholic Church? _________________________________________
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3. How many times was he married? ________________________________________________________
Click on Link #9 or click here: http://www.biography.com/people/john-calvin-9235788
1. Who is John Calvin? _________________________________________________________________
2. What were his religious beliefs? _________________________________________________________
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3. What 4 countries did Calvin have a significant influence on? __________________________________
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Click on Link #10 or click here: http://www.elizabethi.org/contents/biography/
1. Who is Queen Elizabeth I? _____________________________________________________________
2. Who were her parents? ________________________________________________________________
Click on Link #11 or click here: http://www.elizabethi.org/contents/elizabethanchurch/settlement.html
3. What did the Act of Supremacy do for Elizabeth? ___________________________________________
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4. What was the 1559 Religious Settlement?_________________________________________________
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Effects of the Reformation
Use links #12 and #13 or click here for #12 http://www.luther.de/en/worms.html
Or click here for #13: http://www.luther.de/en/worms.html
Cause 
Event
Effect
Luther is excommunicated
(explain what happened)
Diet of Worms (explain what it
was)
Printing Press
Click on Link #14 or click here: http://www.skwirk.com/p-c_s-56_u-422_t-1108_c-4280/the-impact-of-theprinting-press/qld/the-impact-of-the-printing-press/renaissance-and-reformation/the-reformation
1. What is the printing press?
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2. Who invented the printing press? ________________________________________________________
3. How does it work? ____________________________________________________________________
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4. How did the printing press help Martin Luther? _____________________________________________
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