Assassin’s CreedRenaissance

Create your own characters and setting

for a video game expansion pack

Assassin’s CreedBackground

• Assassin’s Creed has game entry set during the Renaissance time period.

• This game used REAL settings & people from the Renaissance to tell a made-up story.

• The game makers did EXTENSIVE research to portray everything from the Renaissance correctly.

Assassin’s CreedDa Vinci in the game

Assassin’s CreedItaly in the game

Assassin’s CreedYour Task

• You’ve been hired to create an expansion pack called “Assassin’s Creed: Renaissance.”

• You’ll design characters & a setting for this game.

• You’ll include information from the time period to make it realistic.

Assassin’s CreedRequirements

1. Develop 5 new characters based on actual Renaissance people.

2. Develop a new setting based on a prominent location during the Renaissance.

3. Develop a “Mission” based on an event during the Renaissance.

Assassin’s CreedCharacters

1. Develop 5 new characters based on actual Renaissance people. Include the following:• Picture of the person• Historical Background of

their life• Their special ability or

power in the game• How they fit into the

video game’s story

Assassin’s CreedCharacters

Potential Characters:• Dante Alighieri • Galileo Galilei • Nicholas Copernicus• Machiavelli• Isaac Newton • Michelangelo• Donatello

• Thomas More• Johannes Kepler• Martin Luther• Erasmus• William Shakespeare• Raphael• Pope Clement VII

For starters: http://www.biographyonline.net/people/famous/renaissance.html

Assassin’s CreedSetting

2. Develop a new setting based on a prominent location during the Renaissance.

• Explain three important features of this location.

• Describe the people living in this location.

• Analyze why it was important to the Renaissance era.

Assassin’s CreedSetting

Potential Settings:• Milan• Venice• Naples• Rome• Genoa• Sicily• Ottoman Empire

For starters:http://www.ducksters.com/history/renaissance/italian_city-states.php

Assassin’s CreedMission

3. Develop a “Mission” based on an event during the Renaissance.

• Explain the importance of the event.

• Describe the people involved.• Analyze why it was important

to the Renaissance era.• Explain how it fits into the

game

For starters:http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/therenaissance/a/rentimeline.htm

Assassin’s CreedStarter Page

The Characters I will use are:

1. ____________________

2. ____________________

3. ____________________

4. ____________________

5. ____________________

The Setting I will use is:

1. ____________________

The Event for my “Mission” is:

1. ____________________

Assassin’s CreedCharacter BIO

Character’s Name:

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Historical Background:

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Their special ability in the game:

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How they fit into the story:

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Assassin’s CreedSetting Info

Location Name:

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Three features of this location:

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2)__________________________

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3)__________________________

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Describe the people living here:

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Why was this place important:

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Assassin’s CreedMission Info

Renaissance Event:

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Explain the event:

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People involved:

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Importance of the Event:

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How it fits in the game:

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