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Renaissance Italy
'In Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance...' Famous ad-lib by Orson Welles.
Unit 3
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Unit 4
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1. The Italian Peninsula and the Renaissance.
2. Renaissance Florence.
The term ‘Renaissance’ is linked with the revival
of classical learning and visual arts. The
completion of Unit 2 People & Power will
prepare students for this study.
Areas studied
- Different types of city-states.
- Concept of ‘Renaissance’
- Florence & Medicean Florence 1434 – 1494
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1. Social Life in Renaissance Italy.
2. Renaissance Venice.
Students must be prepared to
share in discussions about findings as this
plays an integral part in examining history
and links the practical skills necessary to history.
Areas studied
- Florentine or Venetian social life
- Myth of Venice: harmony, liberty, wealth, location, imperial expansion, sacred legends, constitution & customs.
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| Assessment: Assessment in Renaissance Italy is a 2 hour written examination in November (50%), Unit 3/4 school assessed coursework (50%). |
20th Century History
20th Century History gives you insight into how our world and lives have changed and developed through significant people and events |
Unit 1
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Unit 2
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2Oth Century History: European
This unit analyses and explains the development and impact of a political crisis and conflict; patterns of social life and the factors which influenced changes. It analyses the relationship between the historical context and a cultural expression during 1900-1945.
Areas studied
- Crisis and conflict
- Social life - emergence of political and social movements; Holocaust
- Cultural expression - 1920's; Hollywood
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20th Century History: World
This unit analyses and discusses how postwar societies used ideologies to legitimise their world view; evaluates the impact of postwar challenges to society; the interaction between regional and domestic events and international growth.
Areas studied
- Ideas and political power - The Cold War
- Social movements - apartheid: feminism; music
- Internationalism - Vietnam War; foreign policy
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