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17th Century

16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, Classroom Materials, Collection Essays

Movable Mayhem: Pop-Up Books through the Ages

Sheets of paper layered one behind the other to create a 3D scene of buildings as if they rise up a hill. At the bottom is a body of water with fountains and a decorative balustrade running along its edge. Above this is a large neo-Romanesque house. Above this is an even larger rectangular building with grand entrances on each side, domes on the corners, and many flags. Above this is a cathedral-like building with tall windows filled with light and many domed towers. A US flag flies from its central, largest dome. The buildings are surrounded by lush plants.

Dr. Suzanne Karr Schmidt, Newberry Library
March 3, 2023

17th Century, 18th Century, Class Warm Up/Unit Opener, Classroom Materials, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up

American Indians in an Age of Empire and Revolution, 1750-1783: Primary Source Activities

Rachel Banke, PhD
March 17, 2022

14th Century, 15th Century, 16th Century, 17th Century

Learning from Premodern Plagues

Stephanie Reitzig
October 13, 2021

14th Century, 15th Century, 16th Century, 17th Century

Renaissance Humanism

Dr. Alexandra Thomas
October 4, 2021

16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, Collection Essays

Sugar and Power in the Early Modern World

Etching of white men participating in the sugar refinement process, including chopping up sugar cane, melting it in vats, and removing finished sugar from drying containers.

Dr. Sarah Peters Kernan, Independent Scholar
March 18, 2021

15th Century, 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, Collection Essays

Renaissance Invention: Stradanus’s Nova Reperta

Lia Markey, Suzanne Karr Schmidt, Stephanie Reitzig
June 3, 2020

15th Century, 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, Collection Essays

The Making of the Bible, 400-1700

Dr. Christopher Fletcher, Newberry Library
May 27, 2020

17th Century, 18th Century, Classroom Materials, Full Lesson Plan, Visual Literacy

Maps and the Beginnings of Colonial North America: C3 Activity (Grades 9-12)

This is part of a set of classroom materials for the Digital Collection Maps and the Beginnings of North America.

Nicholas Kryczka, PhD
January 22, 2020

17th Century, 18th Century, Classroom Materials, Full Lesson Plan, Grades 6 and Up, Visual Literacy

Maps and the Beginnings of Colonial North America: Unit Plan (Grades 6-12)

This is part of a set of classroom materials for the Digital Collection Maps and the Beginnings of North America.

Nicholas Kryczka, PhD
January 17, 2020

17th Century, 18th Century, Classroom Materials, Full Lesson Plan, Grades 8 and Up

Maps and the Beginnings of Colonial North America: Document-Based Questions

This is part of a set of classroom materials for the Digital Collection Maps and the Beginnings of North America.

Nicholas Kryczka, PhD
January 17, 2020

17th Century, 18th Century, Classroom Materials, Full Lesson Plan, Grades 4 and Up, Grades 6 and Up, Visual Literacy

Maps and the Beginnings of Colonial North America: Visual Literacy Class Activity (Grades K-8)

This is part of a set of classroom materials for the Digital Collection Maps and the Beginnings of North America.

Nicholas Kryczka, PhD
January 15, 2020

16th Century, 17th Century, Collection Essays

Religious Wars in Early Modern Europe

Christopher Fletcher, The Newberry
August 31, 2018