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Cultural changes
Scientific advances and the spread of new ideas
There was a great advances in
Technology
Scientific knowledge
Copernicus purposed a theory in 16th century
The heliocentric hypothesis
This said that the earth was around the sun
New ideas spread quickly because
Movable-type printing press
By Gutenberg
This enabled to print lots of books
the first books was printed in 1455
Cultural institutions
Science and arts academies were founded
The new humanist philosophy was spread for lots of universities
Definition
At the beggining of Early modern Age
They were a lo of imporvments
In thinking and in science for example
AN important invention spread ideas
The printing press
Humanist philosophy
Prosperity
Transormations in the ways of thinking
New intelectual movement
Humanism
Emerged in Itally
Spread in Europe
Characteristics
Renewed interest in classic culture
Intelectual and artistics reference points
Greek culture
Roman culture
Anthopocentrism
Human is the centre of
Philosophical reflection
Artistic creation
Humanists continued to be Christians
The abandoned theocentrism idea
They wanted to explain things
But with out Religion
Optimism and creativity
Religious beliefs of fear
Were replaced
By belief in a better life in this world
Creativity was oriented
With new techniques
Which resulted in a lot of inventions
The desire for knowledge
Humanists possessed
Great intellectual curiosity
The didn't limit they knowledge
They wanted to know about everything
Critical thinking
Knowledge was based on
Tradition
Great scholars
Sacred texts
Humanism tried to explain with
Research
Experimentation
Reason
The use of vernacular languages
Before, most books were wrote in Latin
Humanists started to write their books
In their own languages
For example Italians
Petrarch
Boccaccio
Dante
