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CULTURAL CHANGES - Coggle Diagram

- - - - religious beliefs that caused fear (the concept of sin) were replaced by the belief in a better life in this world
    - - the humanists possessed a great intellectual curiosity.
    - - human beings became the centre of philosophical reflection and artistic creation.
    - - knowledge was based on tradition, the great scholars or sacred texts. Humanism questioned all this previous knowledge and tried to explain natural phenomena through:
        
        Extensive studies: research
        
        Practical demonstrations: experimentation
        
        Individual reflection: reason
    - - Classical Greek and Roman culture and philosophy became the point of reference for intellectual and artistic activity.
    - - Before, most books were written in Latin. The humanists started to write their works in languages spoken in their countries.
- - - - The invention of the movable-type printing press by Gutenberg: this invention enabled a large number of books to be printed
      - The creation of cultural institutions: following the example of the Ancient Greeks and Romans, science and arts academies were founded