- WOMENS RIGHTS
- CHRISTINE de PIZAN
- very highly educated at the time and was one of the only women to earn a living as a writer.
- she would question why boys and girls were treated differently
- one of a few authors that would promote women's rights.
- she thought that both male and female should receive the same formal education however this goal was not achieved for a few more centuries
- JOHANN GUTENBERG
- around 1440 gutenberg developed a printing press that incorporated a number of technologies.
- he was german
- Using this press he was able to print out a complete bible. around 1455
- LEGACY OF RENAISSANCE
- new art techniques that were being used
- paintings and sculptures portrayed individuals in a more life-like way
- artists created works that were secular and religious
- CHANGES IN SOCIETY DUE TO RENAISSANCE
- printing changed society by makin more information available and inexpensive
- a greater availaility of books promoted a new desire for learning
- published accounts of new discoveries, maps, and charts to further discoveries in many fields
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