Northern renaissance
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Jonathanneal13 on August 22, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 John Gutenberg | Printing press; developed movable type that made possible the spread of humanistic literature to the rest of Europe with astonishing speed. Used movable type to print the Bible. |
| Flanders | became the center of trade for northern Europe (it's now part of Belgium) and was known for its woolen cloth |
| Albert Durer | German painter; main person to bring Renaissance ideas from Italy to North Europe; produced woodcuts and engravings; religious subjects and realistic landscapes |
| Engraving | art form in which an artist etches a design on a metal plate with acid and then uses the plate to make multiple prints |
| Vernacular | the everyday speech of the people |
| Erasmus | (1466?-1536) Dutch Humanist and friend of Sir Thomas More. Perhaps the most intellectual man in Europe and widely respected. Believed the problems in the Catholic Church could be fixed; did not suport the idea of a Reformation. Wrote Praise of Folly. |
| Thomas Moore | wrote Utopia a perfect england, pointing out all the flaws, didn't think the church needed to change |
| Utopian | an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer |
| Shakespeare | English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616) |
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