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European and Asian Empires in 1500 A.

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Gutenberg Press- Printing Press adopted from Chinese, allowed knowledge to be spread because books were inexpensive.
Vernacular-Local Dialogue
Raphael-Italian  Renaissance painter, painted School of Athens, used perspective to create realism
Albrecht Durer- German painter known for self portraits and extreme realism( Bunny )
Desiderus Erasmus- Christian Humanist who wrote "Praise of Folly"

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2. What were the artistic, literary and intellectual ideas of the Renaissance?
Renaissance
• “Rebirth” of classical knowledge; “birth” of the modern world
• Spread of the Renaissance from the Italian city-states to northern Europe

Contributions of the Renaissance
• Accomplishments in the visual arts: Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci
• Accomplishments in literature (sonnets, plays, essays): Shakespeare
• Accomplishments in intellectual ideas (humanism): Erasmus

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1. Where were the major EUROPEAN states and empires located about 1500 A.D.?
Major states and empires in the Eastern Hemisphere

• England
• France
• Spain
• Russia
• Ottoman Empire
• Persia
• China
• Mughal India
• Songhai Empire