The Renaissance

by Quigley, Mary

• ISBN13: 9781403406088
• ISBN10: 1403406081
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-01
• Publisher: Heinemann/Raintree

Summary

This series introduces readers to the lives of ancient peoples, including their social, econonomic, political, and cultural lives.

Table of Contents

People in the Renaissance	4	(2)
The Renaissance Ideal	6	(2)
How Do We Know?	8	(2)
History in Pictures and Words	10	(2)
Government	12	(2)
Rome, Florence, and Venice	14	(2)
Protestant Reformation	16	(2)
Churches and Religion	18	(2)
Family Life	20	(2)
Renaissance Clothing	22	(2)
Growing Up and Going to School	24	(2)
Rural Life and the Farming Year	26	(2)
A Renaissance City	28	(2)
Renaissance Homes	30	(2)
Cooking and Eating	32	(2)
Sports and Recreation	34	(2)
Crafts and Craftworkers	36	(2)
A New Middle Class	38	(2)
Printing	40	(2)
Literature	42	(2)
Scientific Revolution	44	(2)
A War About Science	46	(2)
Patrons and Art	48	(2)
Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo	50	(2)
Travel and Exploration	52	(2)
Trade and Trade Routes	54	(2)
Weapons and Warfare	56	(2)
What Remains	58	(2)
Time Line	60	(2)
Glossary	62	(1)
More Books to Read	63	(1)
Index	64