Question

how did the northern renaissance contribute to the political developments begun by the italian renaissance?
it strengthened criticisms of religious thinking.
it added an emphasis on classical philosophy.
it reinforced ideas about the importance of the individual.
it demonstrated the value of artistic contributions to government.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: Criticisms of religious thinking (like from the Reformation) is not the main political contribution of Northern Renaissance to Italian Renaissance - inspired political dev.
• Option 2: Classical philosophy emphasis was more Italian Renaissance - Northern focused on Christian humanism, not just classical philosophy for political dev.
• Option 3: The Italian Renaissance emphasized individualism (humanism), and the Northern Renaissance, with its humanist ideas, reinforced the importance of the individual. This individual - centered thinking influenced political developments (like ideas of individual rights, self - governance seeds) that started in the Italian Renaissance.
• Option 4: Demonstrating artistic value to government is not a key political contribution link between Northern and Italian Renaissance - inspired political dev.

Answer:

C. It reinforced ideas about the importance of the individual.