Warm UP Open up your study guide and asnwer the questions for section 17.1 (1-6) (Remember to WRITE them on a notebook paper so you can turn it in on test day) The Renaissance was a rediscovery of which 2 ancient civilizations? 2. What factors allowed the Renaissance to begin in Italy? 3. What is a patron? 4. What is Humanism: 5. What does it mean to be a “Renaissance Man”? 6. What is Secular: TURN VOCAB TO MRS.MOYSAN’S DESK!

17.2 Northern Renaissance

By the late 1400s the Renaissance had spread to Northern Europe  Population was growing  The plague & the 100 years war had ended  Italy was at war  France attacked southern Italy, forcing artists (& others) to move North  Trade Northern Renaissance centered in Flanders

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Northern Writers try to reform Society  Christian Humanists were critical of the failure of the Church to inspire people to live a Christian life  Wanted to reform society using education  Promoted schools for both boys & girls Erasmus- Praise of FollySir Thomas More- Utopia Christine de Pizan- The City of Ladies

Christian Hmanists:  Erasmus  The Praise of Folly poked fun at greedy merchants, heartsick lovers, quarrelsome scholars, & pompous priests  Believed in a Christianity of the Heart- not of ceremonies or rules  Thought to improve society all people should study the bible  Sir Thomas More  Wrote Utopia about an imaginary land where there was no corruption, no greed, no need for money, no war  Christine de Pizan  Wrote The Book of the City of Ladies & many more  Questioned the different treatment of girls & boys

The Renaissance spreads- In England, Renaissance is called the Elizabethan Age (after Queen Elizabeth)

Gutenberg Improves the Printing Press  Chinese has invented a system from block printing around 1045 but it was impractical because of the thousands of characters  1440 Johan Gutenberg refined the printing press  Gutenberg Bible was the 1 st full size book printed  Made it possible to produce books FAST & CHEAP  Will increase literacy make more books available make printing cheaper decrease the power of the Church

Legacy of the Renaissance Changes in the Arts  Used techniques of Greece & Rome  Portrayed individuals more realistically  Created works that were secula r as well as religious  Writer used vernacular  The arts praised individual achievement Changes in Society  Printing made information more available  Increased desire for learning  Published accounts of discoveries, maps, charts led to further discoveries  Laws were printed  Christian humanists attempted to influence how people lived  People began to question political & Religious practices

William Shakespeare  The most famous playwright of all time  (recent films based on Shakespeare)

Before You Go! Write a Paragraph using ALL the words listed below:  Patron  Vernacular  Printing Press  Renaissance  Humanist/Humanism.