Question

Which best summarizes what caused Renaissance ideas to spread to northern Europe?

Answer 1

Renaissance spread from Italy into Northern Europe to traders and technological innovations.  

Specifically in and around 1450 Johannes Gutenberg introduced the movable type printing press, which for the first time allowed the mass production of printed books and documents.  

Venice in particular developed a strong printing industry which was free from control and censorship from the Vatican.

Answer 2

The below best summarizes the reason for what caused Renaissance ideas to spread to northern Europe:

1. The growth of the cities and also the kind of support for monarchs also contributed to the spread of

ideas on Renaissance.

2. Many great writers, scholars, and artists were produced as part of the Renaissance in northern Europe.