The Renaissance Moves North

The Renaissance Moves North (1400)

Artists: Durer from Germany and he will study the artists of Italy
Religion (Church) The North embraces it a little more. Greek, Christianity mix together.
Erasmus: Almost anti church (Humanist (The Church is selling out. It is telling them that if you cut us a check, we will pray your long last loved one in heaven)
Erasmus says your money can’t buy you salvation (He attacks the church)
Catholicism is the only church
Luther is a monk and sees some glitches in the Church
Johann Gutenberg discovers the Printing Press.
The printing press produces bibles for thousands. People become more literate and establish a good relationship with God. The press also produces the ideas of people. Gutenberg lets poor people get information that usually rich people get. This is the most important invention in the whole world. The prices of the items come way down
Sir Thomas More wrote “Utopia” ( He was another Humanist)