WEBQUEST: RENAISSANCE
I N T R O D U C T I ON
THIS WEBQUEST IS DEDICATED TO THE
KNOWLEDGE OF THE RENAISSANCE TIME
PERIOD. YOU WILL BE WORKING IN GROUPS
OF TWO OF THE TOPICS BELOW.
WEBQUEST: RENAISSANCE
THE WORD "RENAISSANCE" IS FRENCH FOR
"REBIRTH". IT IS A PERIOD OF REVIVAL OF
THE INTEREST IN THE VALUES AND ARTS OF
GREECE AND ROME DURING THE EARLY 14TH
CENTURY TO THE LATE 16TH CENTURY. THIS
TIME SPAN AND ACTIVITIES DURING THAT
SPAN LED TO THE GOLDEN AGE OF CULTURAL
BLENDING AND INNOVATION. BECAUSE OF THE
RENAISSANCE WESTERN EUROPEAN LIFE WAS
FOREVER CHANGED.
WEBQUEST: RENAISSANCE
TASK
YOUR TASK CONSISTS OF RESEARCHING INTO THE
RENAISSANCE PERIOD. AS A RESULT, YOU WILL
ACQUIRE A BASIC FORMATION IN THIS PERIOD.
YOU HAVE TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW
USING AN ACCURATE LANGUAGE.
WRITE THE QUESTIONS AND YOUR ANSWERS IN A
WORD DOCUMENT. DO NOT PASTE DIRECTLY FROM
THE RESOURCES !!.
WEBQUEST: RENAISSANCE
TASK
1. WHAT WAS THE RENAISSANCE ALL ABOUT?
2. WHAT YEARS DID THE TIME PERIOD
3.
4.
5.
6.
INVOLVE?
HOW DID THE TIME PERIOD COME ABOUT?
IN WHAT AREA OF THE WORLD DID THE
MOVEMENT BEGIN?
WHO WERE THE MAJOR PEOPLE INVOLVED
WITH THE TIME PERIOD?
WHAT MAJOR EVENTS TOOK PLACE THAT
SHAPED THE TIME PERIOD?
WEBQUEST: RENAISSANCE
PROCESS
YOU CAN USE THE FOLLOWING LINKS TO GET
YOU STARTED IN RESEARCHING THE TIME
PERIOD. FEEL FREE TO USE ANY OTHER
SOURCES, INCLUDING BOOKS, PERIODICALS,
ETC.
http://www.learner.org/interactives/renaissance/
http://historymedren.about.com/cs/people/a/aboutwh
o.htm
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/e
ntry/Renaisnc
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Renaissance.aspx
WEBQUEST: RENAISSANCE
ASSESSMENT
The assessment of your work will depend on
three variables:
a) Contents: Your work ought to include the
essential knowledge about the questions
without mistakes
b) Language: Your work is presented correctly
written, with no ortographic mistakes.
c) Originality: It will be considered how the
original your work is as well as the quality of
the presentation.
WEBQUEST: RENAISSANCE
ASSESSMENT
Very good
Contents
Language
Originality
GLOBAL
MARK
Good
Minimum
Poor