When? What? Where? Northern Renaissance How ideas spread Gutenberg
When? 1330s – 1600s The Renaissance marks a period of intellectual and artistic achievement after the Dark Ages
What? “Rebirth” or cultural awakening focus less on religion/afterlife & more on individual achievement/worldly concerns individualism – value of the individual person Were individuals valued in feudal society?
What? humanism – stress importance of individual, intellect & classical antiquity (Greece and Rome) new interest in learning – began to question traditions What is arete? How does it relate to humanism?
Where? began in Florence, Italy & spread north Why Italy? Center of classical culture of Rome & Greece -- visible reminders of Rome’s glory
Where? Towns remained trade centers & grew powerful/populous after the Crusades Italy’s city-states (ruled by a wealthy and powerful merchant class) Example – Florence (Medici Family) Why would Italy have a strong and rich merchant class?
Northern Renaissance Around the 1400s the Renaissance & its ideas began to spread north to France, England, the Netherlands, & other western European countries What’s this an example of?
How ideas spread: War – France invaded Italy Trade & Travel Printing press – Johannes Gutenberg invented movable type which led to the appearance of printing across Europe – led to spread of new ideas P. 380
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People adapted ideas to their own needs example: Renaissance was more religious in the N Results: 1- Beginning of modern world 2- Leads to criticism & reformation of RCC