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Year 7

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

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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.

This unit uses and builds on previous units where pupils have looked at evidence and material culture, such as in year 5 and 6 when studying the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. This unit prepares pupils for the next unit, which covers the Reformation, by prefacing religious change with the study of cultural change. It also prepares pupils for any further study of material culture, sources and evidence.

  1. The background to the Renaissance
  2. The Italian Renaissance: humanism
  3. The Italian Renaissance: art and architecture
  4. The Italian Renaissance: science and anatomy
  5. The Northern Renaissance
  6. Understanding the artefacts of the Renaissance

  • Pupils know that the Church was very important in medieval society.
  • Pupils know that ancient Greece and Rome were famous for their cultural products.
  • Pupils know that after the collapse of the Roman Empire, Europe entered the 'Dark Ages'.
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