The Northern Renaissance

TERMS & NAMES 
1. For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance.
• utopia - a book about an imaginary land with no war, written in 1516
• William Shakespeare - a famous writer in the Elizabethan Era
 • Johann Gutenberg - a crafts man 
2. Which of the events listed in the readings relating to the Northern Renaissance do you think was most important? Explain.
The events listed in the readings that relate to the Northern Renaissance that I think was most important was the Gutenberg press because it could produce and release much faster and at a low coast. 
MAIN IDEAS
3. How did Albrecht Dürer’s work reflect the influence of the Italian Renaissance?
Albrecht Durer's work reflect the influenced the Italian Renaissance by drawing things as they really were and he could draw living things. 
4. What was one way the Renaissance changed society?
One way the Renaissance changed society was through art; many artists started to draw living things and realistic paintings. 
5. Why was the invention of the printing press so important?
The writing press invention is so important because the printing made books available to many more people.

READING GUIDE
1. What factors led to the beginning of the Renaissance in northern Europe?
Factors that led to the beginning of the Renaissance in Northern Europe was the population started to grow, merchants become wealthy, and England and France had strong monarchs. 
2. How did the invention of the printing press help spread learning and Renaissance ideas?
The inventions of the printing helped spread learning and Renaissance ideas by making it possible to print books faster and cheaper. 
3. Albrecht Dürer - produced woodcuts and engravings for paintings
4. Jan van Eyck - used oil paint to develop new techniques 
5. Pieter Bruegel the Elder - captures scene from everyday life to paint 
6. Desiderius Erasmus - a Dutch humanist and theologian who was leading the Renaissance scholar 
7. Thomas More - tried to show a better society by writing the book Utopia
8. William Shakespeare - a famous play writer of the Elizabethan Age

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