Resources

Some hints for how to research for this project:

• Google Italian City ­States in general
• Google your city­ state and the word Renaissance, NOT the specific thing you’re researching. So, for example, Google “Milan Renaissance” instead of “Milan government Renaissance.” The second search can be useful, but chances are you’ll get more results by searching the first way. You will need to read the resulting sites for information, and the benefit of this way of searching is that you might find information that you weren’t immediately looking for but that’s useful anyway.
• In Google, you don’t need to include words like “in the” or “and.” Google excludes those from searches anyway.
• You may also find some useful information by searching “Italian Renaissance.”

Some Good Websites

• http://www.wider.unu.edu/publications/newsletter/articles/en_GB/07-09-brauer/
• A little bit of information on security but you will likely need more.
• http://academic.cengage.com/resource_uploads/downloads/0495570540_155694.pdf
• Another little piece about security in general.
• http://theborgias.wetpaint.com/page/The+Powerful+Families+of+Renaissance+Italy
• A good website lots of information about ruling families for each City state.
• http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/site/timeline.htm#renaissance
• Emma found this site and it lists artists names, city, and date. Select a section to go to find more info.
• http://www.webexhibits.org/feast/context/citystate.html
• Contains information about Venetian art, music, and some information about the ruling families of several city­ states.
• http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/endmiddle/c­-states.html
• A website from the University of Calgary. The reading level on this website is fairly high. If you scroll down, you’ll find information about Florence, the Medici, and Milan.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_city­states
• Remember what we talked about regarding Wikipedia – check your information elsewhere!
• http://www.mrdowling.com/704­italy.html
• General information about the city­ states in Italy. If you hit the “Next” button, you’ll get information about the Medicis, social classes, Renaissance art.
• http://vlib.iue.it/carrie/texts/carrie_books/gilbert/03.html
• A very text­ heavy site, but probably one of the best for information. Includes sections on Milan, Venice, Florence, Naples, and Rome.
• http://theborgias.wetpaint.com/page/The+Italian+City-States
• A descent site with information for the majority of the city states
• http://www.learner.org/interactives/renaissance/
• Information about the Renaissance Period but you might have to dig a bit to find information about Italian City States

Tags: Grade 8, Humanities, Links, Social Studies