the Renaissance that occurred north of the Alps is called the Northern Renaissance

someone who wants to change something is known as a reformer

The Northern Renaissance

History

The background to the Renaissance

The Italian Renaissance: humanism

The Italian Renaissance: art and architecture

The Italian Renaissance: science and anatomy

Understanding the artefacts of the Renaissance

In this unit, pupils studied the emergence and impact of new ideas which occurred during the Renaissance. In 'Henry VIII and the Reformation: how unusual was the English Reformation?', pupils will continue to interrogate the significance of new ideas but in the context of religious diversification in Europe.

In 'The Christian Church: how completely did the Great Schism transform Christendom?', pupils saw how dominant Christianity was in medieval culture. In this unit, pupils will be able to understand how the Renaissance led to some challenges against the teachings of the Church but did not completely overcome the Church's dominant influence.

In this unit, pupils learn about the Renaissance by examining its material culture. They study various artefacts of the Renaissance and compare the Northern and Italian Renaissances. Throughout, pupils reflect on what evidence about the Renaissance can be taken from these sources.

The Renaissance: what do the artefacts of the Renaissance tell us about it?

What sort of paintings did Bruegel paint?

The Arnolfini Portrait was painted by Jan van...

Humanists like Petrarch rediscover classical knowledge.

Starting with the earliest, put these events in chronological order.

reformers rejected the ideas of the Catholic Church

they could no longer charge high prices for religious art

the Catholic Church banned them from painting religious subjects

scenes of everyday life were easier to paint

Why did northern European artists stop painting religious subjects to focus on scenes of everyday life?

Who painted a much-copied portrait of Henry VIII?

Henry VIII had his portrait copied in order to project a message about his power and...

{{}} is the study of the human body and how it functions.

the movement of the Sun, the Earth and other planets

Da Vinci was an inventor of many ideas and machines but his main obsession was...

produced theories about the natural world

quickly spread rediscovered knowledge across Europe

Match the following terms to complete each sentence

Ptolemy's ideas about the orbits of celestial bodies dominated in Europe.

Copernicus revived Aristarchus' idea that the Earth orbits around the Sun.

Galileo worked to improve upon Copernicus' work.

Galileo was put on trial by the Catholic Church.

Starting with the earliest, place these events in chronological order.

Vesalius's knowledge of anatomy was so thorough because he performed dissections...

Fugitive sheets were pages from books about which science?

Starter Quiz

is the study of the human body and how it functions.