Ch 21: OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The Renaissance
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OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The Renaissance - Chapter Summary
The lessons in this chapter review the major happenings and important individuals during the Renaissance in Europe and can help you prepare for questions on this period when you take the OAE Integrated Social Studies exam. Our videos cover topics including:
- Events of the Italian Renaissance
- Humanism and what it means
- Renaissance art and artists
- Changes in government
- The development of banking
- Wars during the Renaissance
- Leonardo da Vinci
- The invention of the printing press and its impact
You can review these videos at your own pace, watching on a computer or mobile device. Each lesson includes a written transcript so you can read along with the narrator.
OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The Renaissance Chapter Objectives
All Ohio teachers seeking certification to teach social studies must pass the OAE Integrated Social Studies exam. This exam is divided into five subject areas, called domains. Questions on the topics discussed in The Renaissance chapter are in the domain on historiography and world history, which accounts for 25% of the exam's scoring.
All questions on the OAE Integrated Social Studies exam are multiple choice, and the exam is computer delivered. The quizzes that are paired with each of our videos are in this format, offering you the opportunity to practice answering questions in this format. You'll also be assessing your knowledge through the quizzes, learning what requires more study before exam day.

1. The Renaissance Timeline: Events Overview
In this lesson, we will build an outline of the historical events which flow together to form the time periods of the Renaissance, Reformation, Age of Discovery, and the Elizabethan era.

2. The Italian Renaissance and Italy's Transformation
This lesson will discuss the three main reasons why Italy transformed from a group of competing city-states to the home of the birth of the Renaissance.

3. Humanism in the Renaissance: Recognizing the Beauty of the Individual
In this lesson, we will be discussing how humanism changed the idea of the individual from something sinful and controlled by the Church into something of great beauty and worth.

4. Renaissance Art: Artists, Paintings, Sculptures & Architecture
In this lesson, we will be discussing Renaissance art, focusing primarily on paintings, sculptures, and architecture. We will also be learning how humanism affected the art of this time period.

5. The Birth of Parliament: Monarchs vs. the Aristocracy
This lesson will focus on the rise of monarchies during the Renaissance, highlighting the interactions of these monarchies with the church and the aristocracy.

6. The Renaissance Economy: The Rise of Banking
In this lesson, we will discuss the rise of banking and the Renaissance economy. We will highlight the Medici family and the rise of the middle class.

7. The Formation of Modern Nation States
This lesson explains the formation of the modern nation-states. It will highlight how the decline of feudalism, as well as the decline in church power, helped bring about the modern nation-state. It will also feature several monarchs who ruled during these times.

8. The Northern Renaissance
This lesson will focus on the Northern Renaissance. It will contrast the Renaissance of the North with the Italian Renaissance, exploring these differences in the areas of art, politics, and religion.

9. France and the Valois at the End of the 100 Years War
This lesson focuses on France at the end of The Hundred Years War. It will examine the changes to France in the areas of military tactics, feudalism, and its monarchies. It will also highlight the French monarchs of the time period.

10. England's Wars of the Roses
This lesson will focus on England's Wars of the Roses. It will highlight the key figures from both the Houses of York and Lancaster. It will also identify the importance of the divine right of kings.

11. England and the Tudors at the End of the Wars of the Roses
This lesson will focus on the Tudor Dynasty, which came to power after England's Wars of the Roses. It will focus on the contributions of the five Tudor monarchs in the areas of government, religion, economic and the arts.

12. Leonardo da Vinci: Biography
This lesson will focus on the life of Leonardo da Vinci. It will highlight his career as an artist, an inventor, a scientist and a student of the human form. It will also include many of his most famous works.

13. Reconquista and Spanish Inquisition
This lesson will explain the Spanish Reconquista and the Spanish Inquisition. It will focus on the reasons for each, specifically highlighting the role of Ferdinand and Isabella, and the tortures they allowed.

14. How the Printing Press Changed the World
When you think of inventions that changed the world, you may think of farming tools or the wheel, or even the Internet. However, few can truly compare to the humble printing press.
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Other Chapters
Other chapters within the Ohio Assessments for Educators - Integrated Social Studies (025): Practice & Study Guide course
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Basic Concepts & Research Skills
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Early Civilizations
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Ancient Civilizations in the Near East
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Bronze & Iron Ages in the Near East
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Ancient Africa & Americas
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Ancient China
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Ancient India
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Ancient Greece
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Hellenism & the Athenian Achievement
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Rise of the Roman Republic
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Fall of the Roman Empire
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Rise of Christianity
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The Byzantine Empire
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Rise of the Islamic Nation
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Medieval Europe
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The Crusades & Church Reform
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The Hundred Years' War
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Middle & Late Ages in Asia
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Africa in the Middle & Late Ages
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The Americas in the Middle & Late Ages
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The Protestant Reformation
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The Age of Exploration
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The Elizabethan Era
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: English Colonialism & Civil War
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The Scientific Revolution
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The Enlightenment
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: 15th-18th Centuries in Asia & Africa
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Revolutions Around the Globe
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Imperialism
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: World War I
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: World War II
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Colonizing the New World
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Settling North America
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The American Revolution
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Establishing the United States
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The Virginia Dynasty
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Jacksonian Democracy
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Antebellum America
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Manifest Destiny
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Sectional Crisis
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: American Civil War
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Reconstruction & the Gilded Age
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Industrialization & Urbanization
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The Progressive Era
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: American Imperialism
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The Roaring 20s
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The Great Depression
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The US in World War ll
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The Cold War
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Post-War World
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Protests, Activism & Civil Disobedience
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The 1970s
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: U.S. Political Conservatism
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Contemporary America
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Introduction to Geography Concepts
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Cultural Geography
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Geography Tools
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Population Patterns & Trends
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Environmental Concepts
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Humans & the Environment
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Government Structure
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Political Science Concepts & Terms
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Political Theorists & Figures
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Systems of Government
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Major Political Documents in History
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The Constitution & U.S. Supreme Court
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The U.S. Electoral System
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Citizenship in the U.S.
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: The U.S. Legislature
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: U.S. Foreign Policy
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Economic Concepts & Terms
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Economic Systems & Models
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Factors in Business Operations
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Consumer Economics
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Unemployment & Inflation
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: Fiscal & Monetary Policy
- OAE - Integrated Social Studies: International Currency & Trade
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