Renaissance Word Wall Cards

This set of Renaissance word wall cards includes 20 words that are essential to understanding the history, economics, and culture of Europe during the 1300s, 1400s, and 1500s.  Each page includes a term with its definition in Middle School friendly language and a relevant image. They are perfect for any social studies classroom that covers World or European history.

Word wall cards are a great way to engage students with vocabulary in the social studies classroom!  They are incredibly versatile and really help students understand the meaning of new words.

These printable PDF word wall cards can be printed and put up on a bulletin board during your unit of study about the Renaissance.  

They can also be used as a hook activity, where students can pass them around a circle or walk around the room as a gallery walk and ask questions about each picture and word.

The word wall cards can also be printed and cut up to be used as a matching review activity at the end of a unit.  Word wall cards also make excellent tools for a test review!

This product also includes a glossary of terms that can be a great tool for teachers or a great study resource for students at the end of a unit.

Here’s what is included in this product:

• 20 full page color word wall cards
• 20 half page color word wall cards
• 20 full page black and white word wall cards
• 20 half page black and white word wall cards
• Color Glossary of 20 terms in alphabetical order
• Black and White Glossary of 20 terms in alphabetical order

Terms included:

• Albrecht Dürer
• Classicism
• Cosimo de’ Medici
• Dante Alighieri
• Desiderius Erasmus
• Florence
• Humanism
• Johann Gutenberg
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Michelangelo
• Miguel de Cervantes
• Niccolo Machiavelli
• Patron
• Perspective
• Petrarch
• Printing Press
• Rafael
• Renaissance
• Silk Road
• William Shakespeare

Check out my Ancient Civilizations Word Wall Bundle with color coded word wall sets from ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China, Greece, and Rome.