Introduction - The Renaissance (~CE 1350 - 1600) was an era of artistic and scientific achievement. European artists, politicians, and scientists laid the foundations of the Modern world
Instructions - Using the websites below, complete the webquest guide for each of the six famous Renaissance people below. You may only need one website! I have arranged the sites in increasing difficulty. The easiest to read sites are first, the sites with the most info are last.
STAY ON THE WEBQUEST! You don't have time to wander around in the Internet - there is TONS of info on each of these peeps and you will get distracted, no doubt! I selected these sites for a reason, and each will help you complete your research quickly.
Johannes Gutenberg
http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/gutenberg/
http://inventors.about.com/od/gstartinventors/a/Gutenberg.htm
http://www.mrdowling.com/704-gutenberg.html
Nicolaus Copernicus
http://www.mrdowling.com/601-copernicus.html
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/retrograde/copernican.html
Michelangelo Buonarroti
http://www.k12.hi.us/~kapunaha/student_projects/famous_artists/michaelangelo.htm
http://www.michelangelo.com/buon/bio-index2.html
http://arthistory.about.com/od/famous_paintings/a/sischap_ceiling.htm
Giovanni Boccacio
http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/boccaccio.html
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0808047.html
http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Giovanni_Boccaccio
Niccolo Machiavelli
http://www.mrdowling.com/704-machiavelli.html
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/machiavelli.html
http://www.ctbw.com/lubman.htm
Lorenzo de Medici, the Magnificent
http://www.mrdowling.com/704-medici.html
http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/lo/Lorenzo_de_Medici
http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96jan/lorenzo.html
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0832477.html
