What would be some good ideas for my history project based on this info?

You could do a collage featuring the architecture of the time period, Castles, Cathedrals (Renaissance cathedrals were made from stone because much of Europe had burned up its forests for fuel) Parliament buildings, mausoleums (the Taj Mahal is a monument to love) and so forth. Add 'headline' type blurbs to signify the historic significance of certain places like the palace of Versailles (peace treaty) and the site of 'ground zero' in Hiroshima (http://www.ratestogo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2... Although it's not a building, the Nazis took target practice on the Sphinx and many other historic sites. Lots of pics out there;

http://www.google.com/images?q=monumental+stone+ar...

And lots of info:

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/architecture-histo...

Have fun!

You could pick a battle you find interesting and set it up. Just buy some model magic, sticks, whatever other material you need, and sculpt some soldiers, find the battle maps and build some of the major features there (buildings, hills etc) on some cardboard or light plywood.

You could do a trifold (buy @ any Walmart) and cover the major world religions (Christianity, Islam, Judsiam, Hinduism, Buddism) , give examples of important symbols, where the religion began, who are the dominant figures of each. All this can be found in any WOrld History text book.