Question

renaissance in northern europe
i. objectives
a. explain how the printing revolution shaped european society
b. describe the themes that northern european artists and writers explored.
c. analyze the ideas of northern humanist thinkers.
ii. people and terms
a.

1. printer who invented a printing press with movable type

b.

1. a prosperous region of cities in the present - day netherlands, france, and belgium, where the northern renaissance began

c.

1. german artist who spread renaissance ideas in northern europe

d.

1. a technique in which an artist etches a design on a metal plate using acid; the plate is then used to make prints

Explanation:

A. Johannes Gutenberg is credited with inventing the printing - press with movable type.
B. The Low Countries (present - day Netherlands, Belgium, parts of France) is the prosperous region where the northern Renaissance began.
C. Albrecht Dürer was a German artist who spread Renaissance ideas in northern Europe.
D. The technique described is etching.

Answer:

A. Johannes Gutenberg
B. The Low Countries
C. Albrecht Dürer
D. Etching