Modern European History
Unit 2 – The Renaissance
Men and Women of the Italian Renaissance Research Guidelines
You will conduct some research about the specific Renaissance-Era man or woman listed below.
Step 1:
Create an outline for your essay, including this information:
the individual’s name
date and place of birth
date and place of death
their contributions to the Renaissance
other significant life events
at least one “fun fact” – cool info that would impress your friends
(be sure to keep records of the sources used in your research)
Step 2:
Type your report into a Google Doc, including:
correct spelling and grammar and complete sentences
citations for the sources you used (see citations format handout)
(feel free to include visuals)
The Renaissance-Era individual you will research is highlighted in the list below:
Albrecht Dürer
Jan and Hubert Van Eyck
Baldassare Castiglione
Johann Reuchlin
Catherine de Medici
Johannes Gutenberg
Christine de Pizan
Leonardo da Vinci
Cosimo de Medici
Lorenzo de Medici
Desiderius Erasmus
Lorenzo Ghiberti
Donatello
Michelangelo
Filippo Brunelleschi
Niccolò Machiavelli
Francesco Petrarch
Raphael
Girolamo Savonarola
Sandro Botticelli
Hans Holbein
Thomas More
Isabella d’Este
William Shakespeare