1. The Northern Renaissance

2. Began in Flanders
Flanders was an area in northern Europe that included northern France, Belgium and the Netherlands

3. Albrecht Durer Studied art in Italy
His art and writing helped spread the Renaissance throughout northern Europe
known as the German Leonardo

4. Oil painting Developed in northern Europe
Dried slower allowing the painter to mix colors for a longer period

5. Erasmus
A Dutch priest
Translated a new edition of the Bible into Greek
Encouraged the translation of the bible into the vernacular

6. Thomas More
Wrote Utopia
A book describing an ideal society

7. William Shakespeare English poet
Greatly expanded the English language with over 1,700 new words
Ex: bedroom, lonely, generous, gloomy, heartsick, hurry, sneak…

8. Miguel de Cervantes Wrote Don Quixote
Mocked the notion of medieval chivalry

9. The Printing Revolution
1456 Johann Gutenberg printed the first Bible
Makes 200 copies

10. Effects of the printing press in Europe
Made books cheaper and easier to produce
More people learned how to read
Allowed knowledge to spread quickly
Within 50 years 20 million
Books are printed!!!
Can’t hide info from the people anymore!!!