The Northern Renaissance

Who was Christine de Pizan?

• The author of The Book of The City of The Ladies, and was one of the first women to create a living as a writer.
• A queen that fought for women's rights.
• Was a queen from England, Ireland, and Wales and was the last monarch
• The last queen of France before the revolution, and was convicted of treason.

What did Thomas More write and why did he write it?

• He wrote the play Romeo and Juliet to show how strong love can be.
• He wrote the novel Utopia to show what a better model of society looked like. 
• He wrote the novel The Book of the City of the Ladies to show the objections that men had against women getting an education.
• He wrote The Praise of the Folly that expresses the sentiment and philosophy of the author. 

What does utopia mean during this time?

• "no place"
• A perfect society
• An imaginary world
• Something that won't ever exist

What did Johann Gutenberg create?

• He created the two types of plays (comedy and tragedy)
• He created an idea for a better model of society
• He created many realistic sculptures
• He created the first printing press

Who was William Shakespeare

• He was the one of the most well known Christian humanists
• He was a craftsman from Mainz, Germany
• He was the most famous writer during the Elizabethan Age
• He was the man that showed everyone what a better society would look like from his point of view

What was Desiderius Erasmus known for?

• He was known for writing many plays like Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth
• He was known for creating realistic sculptures like the sculpture Pieta
• He was known for his novel called Utopia that expressed how he viewed society
• He was known for being a Christian humanist in Holland

What is different about this sculpture than others created before it?

• It is focused more on mythology and not realistic things
• It is more realistic and depicts real people
• It shows the ideals of the human body
• It is made to look like the body that everyone should have in their society

What was the printing press?

• It was a machine created to print texts and pictures from
• It was used as a way to communicate with others
• It was a way to create money by machine
• It was made to create paper

What impact did the Christian Humanism have on society?

• There was no impact at all
• The impact was only on language and religion
• Created sculptures that were more realistic than they were before
• It impacted the art, reigious scholarship, and helped shape personal spirtiuality

What was the Christian Humanism movement?

• It was a movement that combined interests in the nature of humanity and Christian faith 
• It was a movement that wanted to prosecute anyone who wasn't a Christian 
• It was a movement that protested about peoples rights in the Christian community
• It was a movement that worked towards more rights for women