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| List 3 ways that Renaissance ideas spread north from Italy. | Merchant networks, northern nobles buy Italian art, northern artists train in Italy |
| What was the first full-sized book printed with a movable type press? | Gutenberg Bible |
| What is a utopia? | An ideal community. |
| Why did movable type create a book explosion in Europe and not in China where it was first invented? | Ease of working with 26 Latin letters instead of 4000 characters |
| Who is credited with using movable type and a new press to mass produce printed books on paper? | Johann Gutenberg of Strasbourg |
| What are 4 ways that the printing press changed Europe? | Books were mass produced; books were more affordable; literacy spread because the printed language was often vernacular; new ideas spread more quickly. |
| What English Renaissance dramatist is still considered the world's greatest playwright? | William Shakespeare |
| Why is Shakespeare SO great? | He appealed to all audiences; his use of rich English language has not been equalled; he produced a great range of work (poetry, comedy, history, tragedy, fantasy); and he understood the human mind and heart. |
| What German artist was technically so superb that his woodcuts, illustrations,landscapes, and portraits inspired other German artists in the new styles? | Albrecht Duerer |
What portrait is a masterpiece of Albrecht Duerer?,  | His Self-Portrait. |
| What Flemish artist created brilliant portraits in the new oil based paints and used symbolism and exacting detail to show perspective, still life, and his human subjects? | Jan Van Eyck |
| What 16 c.Flemish artist broke new ground by creating busy, colorful scenes of peasants and everyday life - not just nobles and rich merchants? | Pieter Breugel |
What is a famous work by Jan Van Eyck?,  | The Wedding of Giovanni Arnolfini |
What is a famous work by Pieter Breugel?,  | The Peasant Wedding |
| What Dutch humanist criticized problems in the Church "In Praise of Folly," because he wanted people to believe from the heart - not blindly obey corrupt church authorities? | Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam |
| What English humanist wrote "Utopia" as a model for people to live a faith-filled life that would show itself in kindness, peace, and love? | Sir Thomas More |
| What French humanist wrote the satirical "Gargantua and Pantagruel" to encourage people to embrace a secular humanism? | Francois Rabelais |
