The Northern Renaissance The North had been hurt
The Northern Renaissance �The North had been hurt by the Bubonic Plague and the Hundred Years’ War �By the late 1400 s, Renaissance ideas began to spread north from Italy to England, France, and Germany
Northern Renaissance �Northern Renaissance artists were more concerned with religious ideas �These artists wanted to develop plans for changes to society based on Christian values
How did the ideas of the Renaissance Spread? �Merchants brought the ideas from Italy to the rest of Europe �The Printing Press 1440: Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press
Johann Gutenberg �Full Name: Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg �Was the first European to use moveable type �First book printed: the Gutenberg Bible
Gutenberg Bible
Moveable Type and the Printing Press
The Printing Press � The Printing Press led to: The spreading of Christianity Increased literacy � How? Before: Bible was only written in Latin After: the Bible was now printed in English and German—more people could read it!
Northern Renaissance Artists �Many of the main figures from the Northern Renaissance were not artists who used paint, but writers. William Shakespeare Erasmus Sir Thomas More
William Shakespeare
Will Shakespeare �From England �Also known as the “Bard of Avon” �Wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and many other poems and essays Sonnet: a poem with 14 lines, with each line having 14 syllables ▪ Abab, cdcd, efef, gg �His works deal with universal themes: themes that we can relate to in everyday life. Like what?
Erasmus
Erasmus �From the Netherlands �Renaissance humanist as well as a Catholic priest Why is this weird? �His Goal: to reform the Church from inside Reform: change for the better �Wrote a book called The Praise of Folly Criticized the Catholic Church’s abuse of power Helped lead to the Protestant Reformation
Sir Thomas More
Sir Thomas More �From England �Advisor to King Henry VIII �Renaissance humanist and a proud Catholic �Wrote Utopia Book about a fictional island society where everything is perfect Why do you think he would want to write about this?
Major Effects of the Renaissance �Led to increased: Individualism ▪ How? By moving away from the church, humans started focusing on how unique and special man can be. Secularism ▪ How? As people moved away from the church, other organizations such as governments became more powerful.
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