PBS made a great four part series on the Medici family and their influence throughout the Renaissance. Since all four one hour shows are impractical to show in class, I selected parts 1 and 3 as the two that hit the most points in the Renaissance curriculum. Part 1 focuses on the attitude shift that took place at the beginning of the Renaissance, and part 3 includes the most famous artists and thinkers of the Renaissance, including Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Niccolo Machiavelli, and Mart