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Renaissance

Renaissance. Humanism. Nothing human cannot do!! Distinguished from 12 th century Renaissance scholars who focused on using the ancient works to get at an absolute truth Civic component C ritical method of thought changes approach to knowledge in western civilization History Politics

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Renaissance

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  1. Renaissance

  2. Humanism • Nothing human cannot do!! • Distinguished from 12th century Renaissance scholars who focused on using the ancient works to get at an absolute truth • Civic component • Critical method of thought changes approach to knowledge in western civilization • History • Politics • Machiavelli’s The Prince • Art • Link with Age of Exploration: New intellectual curiosity and “can doism” of Renaissance fuels desires to make voyages to explore new frontiers

  3. Christian Humanism • Developed during Northern Renaissance • Applied critical method of thought to Bible • Saw inconsistencies between what Bible says and what Church doing • Focused on social and religious reform • Ideas of Christian humanism spread quickly because of invention of printing press • Link with Reformation: becomes foundation for Reformation movement

  4. Invention of Printing Press in Europe • 1455 Johann Gutenberg • Note: Chinese had moveable type and paper before • Huge transformation in terms of speed and amount • More books produced in 15th century than ever before in history • 20 million books in 50 years • Compare with Middle Ages: 1 book every 5 months • With printing press: 500 books for every 5 months • Made information available not only to scholars but common people • Literacy improves • Some argue greatest invention of the millennium • See handouts

  5. Printing Press Link with Age of Exploration • Published accounts regarding maps, compasses, navigational devices, voyages spread quickly • Information built upon and leads to improved understandings and voyages

  6. Role of Church in Renaissance • Some popes overindulge in wealth, good life • Some popes engage in immoral behavior • Church as major patron of Renaissance art • Link with Age of Exploration • Despite criticism, Church and spread of Christianity play major role in one of the primary reasons for explorations: evangelize! • God, glory, gold

  7. Development of Nation State • Establish standing armies • Increase in taxation • Efforts to reduce power of Church and aristocracy • Large monarchies of Europe leading pack to develop nation state: • France • England • Spain • Not yet: Germany and Italy • Link with Age of Exploration: nation states were the ones who had power and means to fund voyages to New World

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