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CULTURAL CHANGES in the EARLY MODERN AGE - Coggle Diagram
CULTURAL CHANGES
in the
EARLY MODERN AGE
SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES
and
THE SPREAD OF NEW IDEAS
Heliocentric hypothesis
by
Copernicus
Earth revolved around the Sun and not vice versa
Anatomical studies
Discoveries about the human body
of
Andreas Vesalius
and other humanists
Great advance in
technology
scientific knowlwdge
Ideas spread
rapidly due to
invention of movable-type
printing press
by
Gutenberg
creation of
cultural institutions
Science and art
academies
were founded
Rome
Naples
Florence
Universities
HUMANIST PHILOSOPHY
HUMANISM
A
new intellectual movement
Emerged in
Italy
Spread throughout Europe
CHARACTERISTICS
OPTIMISM and CREATIVITY
Concept of sin replaced
by the belief in a better life in this world
Better techniques which resulted in
numerous inventions
DESIRE for KNOWLEDGE
Great
intellectual curiosity
ANTHROPOCENTRISM
Human being
centre
of
Philosophical reflection
Artistic creation
Explains reality without religion
Humanists
abandoned Theocentrism
(Middle Ages: God the centre of the universe)
CRITICAL THINKING
Humanism questioned all previous knowledge
Natural phenomena
explained through:
Reason
(individual reflection)
Research
(extensive studies)
Experimentation
(practical demonstration)
Renewed interest in
CLASSICAL CULTURE
Roman culture
Philosophy
Classical Greek culture
USE of VERNACULAR
LANGUAGES
Previously LATIN
More people had
access to culture
and knowledge
Humanists started to write
in languages spoken
in their countries
Boccaccio
(the Decameron)
Petrarch
(Canzoniere)
Dante
(Divine Comedy)
GREAT HUMANIST THINKERS
Erasmus of Rotterdam
( The praise of folly - 1511)
Criticised the custom
s of the time
including corruption in the church
Thomas More
(Utopia -1516)
Proposed an ideal of a political system based on justice and equality
Niccolo Machiavelli
( The prince - 1513)
Gave
practical advice to the rulers
of the time
Significant
DEVELOPMENT in
THINKING
SCIENCE