what is the difference between the north and south Renaissance?

Question

what is the difference between the north and south Renaissance. I need this for a ap euro notes thanks

Answer 1

The Renaissance began in what is now Italy and spread from there. It's development was more rapid and widespread in the south, and tended to be slower and more diffuse in the north. Aspects which affected war or trade tended to spread the fastest, such as new weapons or fortifications, new dyes for wool, or new accounting systems. Innovations in the arts spread more slowly. As Greek knowledge was spread mainly through translation into Latin, the process was slower in the north where knowledge of Latin was less common. This made clerics, especially those from Ireland, very important in the spread of knowledge in the north, as they were among the few with the requisite knowledge of Latin.

Answer 2

You might want to check out a podcast put out by a history professor at U.C. Berkeley. I'll enclose the link in the source list.

The guy who teaches this class knows his stuff. You might want to go through a couple of the earlier lectures for more info.

What I always thought was that the Southern Renaissance was more Latin/Greek oriented and that the Northern Renaissance was sort of a Protestant-themed movement but I could be wrong.