when? what? where? northern renaissance how ideas spread gutenberg
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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
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