Renaissance

=media type="youtube" key="4mgSPiAiBjU" height="315" width="560"= = = =Our final unit of study for the year is the Renaissance (rebirth). It is generally accepted that the Renaissance began in Florence, Italy. Here are some the photos I took when visiting.=



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=The Renaissance spread to Rome and Venice (High Renaissance) after Florence. Learning and art also flourished in London, England where Shakespeare wrote many of his plays. Below is the reconstructed Globe Theater in London.=



=While we are on London here is a photo of Big Ben & Parliament.=



=And what trip to England would be complete without a visit to Stonehenge?=