The Renaissance Beyond Italy

The Big Idea

• The Renaissance spread far beyond Italy, and as it spread it changed.

Main Idea #1

• During the Renaissance, advances in science and education were made.

Advances in Science

• Mathematicians created the math symbols used today– Square root – Positive numbers– Negative numbers

• Architects learned to strengthen buildings• Galileo Galilei studied astronomy and learned

that the earth moves around the sun

Changes in Education

• History became an important subject, encouraged by Petrarch

Main Idea #2

• New ideas from the Renaissance spread across Europe through the development of paper, printing, and new universities.

Paper and Printing

• Papermaking spread from China to Europe in the 1300s

• Johann Gutenberg developed a printing press with moveable type

• He printed the Bible in Latin in 1456• More people learned to read

New Universities

• People traveled to Italy to study• New universities opened in France, Germany,

and the Netherlands• Spread humanist ideas• Women were educated at home

The Northern Renaissance

• Christian humanism: a blend of humanist and Christian ideas

• Desiderius Erasmus was a voice of reform• Artists like Albrecht Durer created art that was more

realistic, with a broader range of subjects

Literature beyond Italy

• Spain– Miguel de Cervantes wrote Don Quixote

• England– William Shakespeare wrote more than 30

comedies, tragedies, and histories

Summary and Preview

• The development of paper, the printing press, and new universities helped spread the Renaissance beyond Italy. Northern artists and writers altered Renaissance ideas. Next, you will learn about new religious ideas that swept through Europe at about the same time.