Chapter 17 Section 2 Notes

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Chapter 17 Section 2 Notes
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Intro 1.In the 1400s northern Europeans began
to adopt the ideas of the Renaissance.2.
Renaissance ideas such as the importance of the
individual are a strong part of modern thought
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I. The Northern Renaissance Begins
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A. By 1453 cities in northern Europe were
recovering from the Bubonic Plague and the
Hundred Years Wars between England and France
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B. Flanders (Belgium) is where the Northern
Renaissance began
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C. Rulers in France and England helped spread the
Renaissance to those countries
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1. Francis I sponsored the arts in France
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D. Northern Renaissance humanist developed plans
for social reform based on Christian beliefs
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II. Artistic Ideas Spread
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A. In 1494 France goes to war with Italy and many
Italian artists fled to Northern Countries
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B. German Painters
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1. Albrecht Durer
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Pond in the Woodsc. 1496Watercolor and gouache
on paper26 x 37 cmBritish Museum, London
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse1498Woodcut3
9 x 28 cm
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a. Woodcuts and engravings of religion and
classical myths
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2. Hans Holbein the Younger
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Henry VIII
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a. Royal family portraits with photographic
detail
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1. King Henry VIII
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C. Flemish Painters ( Individuals and worldly
pleasures)
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1. Jan van Eyck
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Man in a Red Turban
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a. Invented oil paints
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b. Revealed personality of subjects
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2. Pieter Bruegel the Elder
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The Harvesters
The Beggars
Peasant wedding
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a. Captured scenes of everyday peasant life
                                                
                                                  
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1. Weddings, dances, and harvests
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D. Dutch Painters
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1. Rembrandt Van Rijn
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a. Considered the Dutch Master
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III. Northern Writers Try to Reform Society
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A. Writers adopt the Renaissance ideas of
humanism
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1. Some gave it a religious slant became known as
Christian humanists
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B. Christian Humanists
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1. Desiderius Erasmus (Holland)
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a. 1509 writes the book The Praise of Folly
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1. Poked fun at greedy merchants, quarrelsome
scholars,and pompous priests
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b. Believed in Christianity of the heart not
ceremonies
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2. Sir Thomas More (England)
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a. 1516, writes the book Utopia
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1. About an imaginary land inhabited by
peace-loving people where greed, corruption, war,
and crime had been weeded out
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C. French Humanist
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1. Francois Rabelais (France)
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a. Wrote comic adventure Gargantua and Pantagruel
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1. About two giants that traveled through France
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2. Poked fun at society, education, and
government
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D. William Shakespeare (English)
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1. Greatest playwright of all time, command of
English language, and understanding of human
beings
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2. Scenes of dramatic conflict, tragedies
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3. Works include, Macbeth, King Lear, Hamlet, A
Midsummer Nights Dream, Romeo and Juliet, and
Julius Caesar
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E. The Elizabethan Age
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1. Named after Queen Elizabeth I 1558-1603
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2. She spoke English, French, Italian, Latin, and
Greek
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IV. Printing Spreads Renaissance Ideas
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A. Gutenberg invents the Printing Press
                                                
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
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46 copies of the Gutenberg Bible still exist in
the world. Because of this, each copy is
considered priceless. A part of a page is shown
above right.
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1. Johann Gutenberg, from Mainz, Germany invents
movable type inEurope in 1440
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2. His first book was the Gutenberg Bible in 1445
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B. Printing Spreads Learning
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1. Books became cheaper because more were being
printed
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2. New ideas spread quick
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3. Literacy arose
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4. Vernacular language helped those that couldnt
afford a classical education
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