How were the Italian Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance similar?

The correct answer for above statement is;

Both movements were influenced by humanist ideas

Explanation:

Writers and scholars of the Northern Renaissance were hugely inspired by the Italian Renaissance model and were part of the same mental movement. During the English Renaissance writers such as William Shakespeare created works of enduring significance.

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