Renaissance in Northern Europe

William Shakespeare

English poet and playwright; massive figure of the Northern European Renaissance

Johannes Gutenberg

German goldsmith; printed the first complete edition of the Christian bible

Utopia

A term for an ideal society, described as a place where everyone lives in peace and harmony, no crime exists and all people are educated

Flanders

Region in Northern Europe that includes parts of what is today the Netherlands, northern France and Belgium

Sir Thomas More

A friend of Desiderius Erasmus who pressed for social and economic reform

Albrecht Durer

Influential artist of the Northern Renaissance who trained in Italy and helped spread Renaissance ideas to northern Europe

Desiderius Erasmus

Man who used his knowledge of classical languages to produce a new Greek edition of the New Testament

Engraving

A process in which part was etching a design on a metal plate with acid

Pieter Bruegel

1500s Flemish painter who used vibrant colors to portray lively scenes of everyday peasant life

Francois Rabelais

French humanist who wrote a series of adventures of two gentle giants and used the stories to offer opinions on religion, education and other serious subjects

A, B, & D

What were the effects of the invention of the printing press on European society?
(CHOOSE 3)

A. Many Europeans were exposed to great new ideas that expanded their horizons
B. Books became cheaper as more were printed
C. Presses led to a peaceful expansion and change in religious ideas in Europe, as many ideas of religious reforms spread quicker and to larger audiences
D. Education began to rise as more people learned to read and write

B & C

What intellectual topics did Sir Thomas More explore?
(CHOOSE 2)

A. Race
B. Social
C. Economic
D. Gender

B

How does William Shakespeare's plays about historical figures, like Julius Caesar, reflect an important aspect of the Renaissance?

A. Explores the Renaissance ideal of humans being crushed by powerful forces beyond their control
B. Explores the Renaissance ideals like the complexity of the individual and the importance of the classics
C. Explores the Renaissance ideals like the desire for political power that leads to murder
D. Explores the Renaissance ideals of the joys of older people falling in love or perhaps being a victim of jealosy