CULTURAL CHANGES

Humanism philosophi

Scientific advances and the spread of new ideas

Cultural institutions

Characteristic

emerged in Italy (centre of culture)

because rich families put money in culture

classical Greek/Roman culture

philosophi

renewed interest in classical culture

Authropocentris

Optimism and creativity

The desire of knowledge

Renaissance Man

Critical thinking

Use of vernacular lenguages

human is the centre of philosophi and art

They were also Christians

Tried to explain reality without religion

Avandoned theocentrism

Religion was based on fear

During this time

creativity: better techniques

looking to life better

knowledge was explained by natural phenomena

characteristics

Individual reflection

Extensive studies

practical demostration

reason

researches

experimentation

humanists possessed a great intelectual curiosity

didn't limite their knowledge

learn about anithing

previously books in latin

now books in the country's own language

more people had acces to culture+knowledge

great technological+knowledge expansion

Copernicus

Andreas Vesailus

Gutenberg

16th century

astronomer

Revolutionary theory

heliocentric hypothesis

discoveries about human body

thanks to anatomical studies

physician

image priting press

a lot of books were printed

the first book

the Bible

in 1455

society and arts academies were founded

most important ones on Italy:

Florence

Rome

Naples

Philosophy humanist

Bologna

Padua

Rome

Book Authors

Niccolo Machiavelli

Thomas More

Erasmus of Rotterdam

image Praise of Folly (1511)

criticised the church

image The Price (1513)

Political asvice to rulers with no moral inplication

image Utopia (1516)

political system based on justice+equality