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CULTURAL CHANGES
scientific advances and the spread of new ideas
great advance in technology
scientific knowledge
16th century
Copernicus
proposed a revolutionary theory
Earth revolved around the Sun and not vice versa
made discoveries about the human body
anatomical studies of the physician
Andreas Vesalius
new ideas spread rapidly due to two factors
The creation of cultural institutions
science and arts academies were founded
most important ones
Rome
Naples
Florence
humanist philosophy
spread from many universities
Bologna
Padua
Rome
The invention of the movable-type printing press by Gutenberg
enabled a large number of books to be printed
first book was printed on his invention in 1455
After working on his idea for many years
bible
beginning of the Early Modern Age
significant developments
in thinking
science
Ideas spread rapidly due to an extremely important invention:
printing press
humanist philosophy
new intellectual movement
humanism
emerged in Italy
spread throughout Europe
main characteristics were
Anthropocentrism
human beings became
centre of philosophical reflection
artistic creation
humanists continued to be Christians
abandoned theocentrism
tried to explain reality without religion.
Optimism and creativity
religious beliefs that caused fear
were replaced by
belief in a better life in this world
Creativity was oriented towards
obtaining better techniques
resulted in numerous inventions
The desire for knowledge
humanists possessed a great intellectual curiosity
did not limit their knowledge to one special area
wanted to learn about everything and be Renaissance Man
Critical thinking
knowledge was based on tradition
great scholars
sacred texts
tried to explain natural phenomena
Individual reflection
reason
Extensive studies
research
Practical demonstrations
experimentation
A renewed interest in classical culture
Classical Greek and Roman culture and philosophy
the point of reference for
intellectual
artistic activity
The use of vernacular languages
most books were written in Latin
humanists started to write their works
languages spoken in their countries
was the case of the Italians
Petrarch
Boccaccio
Dante
