2. Determine if the following statements are True or False. a. Johannes Gutenberg developed the first printing press. b. Historians call the spread of the Renaissance from Italy to Europe the ‘Southern Renaissance’. c. The first book produced on Gutenberg’s press was the Gutenberg Bible. 3. Young Hungarians studying in Italy returned with Humanist ideas and, in the late fifteenth century, the Hungarian city of _____ became an important centre of the arts with one of Europe’s greatest collection of books. 4. State how many pages a Renaissance press could produce in a day.
Artists
Trade
Students
Scholars
5. Match how trade, students, scholars and artists contributed to the spread of Renaissance culture. You may use each word more than once.
Standardising ship-building parts Importing silk Employed by wealthy people and rulers in northern Europe Moving from place to place and bringing books and ideas with them Importing art Attending university and hearing of the new ideas Importing grain
ANALYSE AND APPLY 6. Examine SOURCE1 and explain why the Renaissance printing press allowed books to be produced faster. 7. Explain how traders, students, scholars and artists contributed to the spread of Renaissance culture. 8. Evaluate the claim that the most important reason for the spread of Renaissance culture was the invention of the printing press. 9. Identify the changes in the culture of the Renaissance as it spread from Italy to the rest of Europe. EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 10. Consider the patrons who helped to spread the ideas of the Italian Renaissance. Discuss whether wealth was an important factor in encouraging the ideas of the Renaissance. Back up your opinion with evidence. 11. Rank in order of significance the factors that spread the ideas of the Renaissance. Provide reasons to justify the choice of most important factor. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
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