3.2 Changing Humanity

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3.2 Changing humanity

the Renaissance and Humanism:

a new way of looking at the World! 

Learning objective

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to explain what the Renaissance is and how Humanism changed Europe’s way of thinking. 

What was the definition of Renaissance?

Around which year did the Renaissance start in Italy?

1. Around 1400
2. Around 1600
3. Around 1500
4. Around 1800

What were some new inventions in painting?

What were three inventions used in 1453?

Constantinople 1453

Fleeing of the monks

- Fled to Italy

- took refugee in the Italian and European monasteries

-brought with them the Ancient Greek, Roman and Arab knowledge

Humanism

- ad Fontes!

- read the original sources yourself

- translate these sources yourself (Vulgaat) 

- spread the knowledge

Humanism (2)

- The individual is important

- Tabula Rasa: without prejudice 

- printing press helps spreading the knowledge

SO?

Humanists believe that people have the ability to think for themselves and create their own life. People can do this apart from social class or family.

Humanism vs. Church 

- Humanists focused on the present. The Church focused on the afterlife.

- Humanists believed people should use their own minds and question everything. The Church believed people should follow its teachings without question in order to save their souls.

What might the Church’s reaction be to these new ideas?

Humanities

In order to further study the potential of human beings, people can study the HUMANITIES:

areas of study that focuses on human life and culture, such as: history, literature, and ethics.

(Artists in the Renaissance will also encourage the study of the human body as well as the mind.)

What seven arts are promised by the Devil?

In what way do your studies at school embrace humanist ideas?