Northern Renaissance

NORTHERN RENAISSANCE

During the late 1400’s, Renaissance art and humanist ideas began to filter northward from Italy to France, England and the Netherlands, and other European countries. War, trade, travel, and a newly invented method of printing helped to promote this cultural diffusion. The people of the Northern Renaissance adapted ideas of the Italian Renaissance to their own individual tastes, values, and needs. For this assignment, you are going to read pgs. 188-193 and complete the worksheet. These are your notes for the section so make sure everything is accurate and simplified.

1. How did war help the spread of ideas?

2. How did northern European monarchs promote Renaissance ideas?

3. Describe how northern European merchants contributed to the growth of a newly educated middle class.

4. List three effects moveable type had on northern Europe.

5. Did the northern European countries duplicate the Italian Renaissance? Why?

The Northern Renaissance had many famous artists and writers. For each of the following people, describe their achievements and influence on the Renaissance.

1. Johannes Gutenberg

2. Michael de Montaigne

3. Francoi8s Rabelais

4. Desiderius Erasmus

5. Jan and Hubert van Eyck

6. Pieter Brueghel

7. Thomas More 8. William Shakespeare

Fill in the following graphic organizer about the spread of Italian Renaissance ideas to three distinct regions of Northern Europe: France, the Low Countries & England.

European Description Values Art Influence from Region Italy France

Low Countries (Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg & Netherlands)

England

In 3-5 sentences, explain the similarities and differences between the Italian Renaissance and Northern Renaissance.