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Renaissance Part III The Northern Renaissance

Mrs. Civitella Honors Western Civilization. Renaissance Part III The Northern Renaissance. Albrecht Durer. Northern Europe took a long time to recover from the Black plague Renaissance ideas slowly spread to Spain, Germany, & England German artist Albrecht Durer traveled to Italy to

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Renaissance Part III The Northern Renaissance

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  1. Mrs. Civitella Honors Western Civilization Renaissance Part IIIThe Northern Renaissance

  2. Albrecht Durer Northern Europe took a long time to recover from the Black plague Renaissance ideas slowly spread to Spain, Germany, & England German artist Albrecht Durer traveled to Italy to Study Italian art He returned to Germany and is credited with spreading Renaissance ideas throughout the country Called the German Leonardo

  3. Desiderius Erasmus- Dutch Humanist • Priest who produced a new translation of the Bible in everyday language (vernacular) • Gradually became more and more shocked by Church corruption • Believed that Christianity should be about living the life modeled by Christ • Did not believe that Christianity should be formal, elaborate ceremonies and laws dictated by the Pope

  4. Thomas MoreEnglish politician & author • Friend of Erasmus • Trained as a lawyer • Worked in the government of English King Henry VIII • In 1516, he wrote Utopia which means “nowhere” • An ideal society on an island • Everyone was educated in Greco-Roman classics • Each adult devoted a portion of his/her day in manual labor, business pursuits, and intellectual pursuits More proposed socialism because he believed that the basic problems of society were caused by greed

  5. Three Renaissance Authors • Francois Rabelais- French doctor who wrote Gargantua and Pantagruel story of a father and son and the study of war, travel, philosophy and politics • Miguel de Cervantes- Spanish writer • Wrote Don Quixote which mocked the medieval ideas of warfare • Called for reform of medieval ideas

  6. C. William Shakespeare English playwright wrote 37 plays that made fun of or pointed out the corruption in society • He had to study history, sociology, and politics in order to write his plays • Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Richard III, and Romeo and Juliet • Patronized by Queen Elizabeth I

  7. The Printing Revolution • 1456, Johann Gutenberg of Germany printed the first complete addition of the Bible using movable metal type on a new machine called the printing press • Printed books were cheaper and easier to produce than hand-copied books • Increased literacy throughout Europe • Significantly increased education throughout the continent

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