Getting Started with Our Renaissance History Homeschool Course

What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “Renaissance history homeschool course”? Leonardo da Vinci? Michelangelo? Maybe shoguns in Japan? What about the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires? Rhonda Clark helps homeschool students explore Renaissance history not only in Europe, but in Africa and Asia as well. Course activities include crafts, lapbooks, additional reading suggestions, and more.

Course Outline for Our Renaissance History Homeschool Course

Thirty-six homeschool history lessons for elementary through middle school explore world history during the Renaissance period from the 1100s to the 1700s.

• Lesson 1: What In the World is a Renaissance World?
• Lesson 2: The Netherlands—Their Father and Their Fight
• Lesson 3: Italy—The Birthplace of the Renaissance
• Lesson 4: Medici Family
• Lesson 5: Africa—A Land of Many Cultures
• Lesson 6: India, Persia, and the Ottomans
• Lesson 7: A Renaissance Christmas, Twelve Days of Christmas Song Worksheet
• Lesson 8: Japan
• Lesson 9: China
• Lesson 10: Russia
• Lesson 11: Explorers
• Lesson 12: Explorers to North and Central America
• Lesson 13: Explorers to South America and Beyond
• Lesson 14: France During Renaissance
• Lesson 15: Spain During the Renaissance
• Lesson 16: William Shakespeare
• Lesson 17: John Milton and John Bunyan
• Lesson 18: Scientists and Their Discoveries Part I
• Lesson 19: Scientists and Their Discoveries Part II
• Lesson 20: Scientists and Their Discoveries Part III
• Lesson 21: Renaissance Art – Italian Artists
• Lesson 22: Renaissance Art – Northern European Artists
• Lesson 23: Renaissance Art – Artists from Spain and the Americas
• Lesson 24: Renaissance Art – Eastern Art of India, Japan, and China
• Lesson 25: Australia
• Lesson 26: English History
• Lesson 27: King Henry VIII
• Lesson 28: Irish History
• Lesson 29: Scottish History
• Lesson 30: Reformation and Reformers Part One
• Lesson 31: Reformation and Reformers Part Two
• Lesson 32: Reformation and Reformers Part Three
• Lesson 33: Reformation and Reformers Part Four
• Lesson 34: Reformation and Reformers Part Five
• Lesson 35: Reformation and Reformers Part Six
• Lesson 36: What Does the Renaissance Mean for You?

More About Our Renaissance History Homeschool Course

A Renaissance world is a changing world. By definition Renaissance means “rebirth.” Not only did the world rediscover a love for art and literature that rivaled the ancient Greeks and Romans, but the world was in a period of flux. This period forever changed not only the power and rule of monarchies, but the landscape of the Catholic Church as well. It also laid the foundations for the Protestant movement.

Although the Renaissance started in the mid-1300s and ended around 1700, this homeschool history course travels back a bit further — to around 1100-1200. Those previous 200 years are packed with historical blueprint and foundational information. History lessons that include those key details are crucial to full understanding of the historical period.

This Renaissance History homeschool course spans 36 weeks and examines art, literature, science, explorers, monarchs, religion, and empires of the historical period. Hands-on projects, writing assignments, crafts, videos, notebooking pages, and even lapbooks are included in this homeschool world history course.