CULTURAL CHANGES

HUMANIST PHILOSOPHY

resulted in transformations in the ways of thinking

new intellectual movement, called humanism

main characteristics

renewed interest in classical culture

Optimism and creativity

The desire for knowledge:

Critical thinking:

The use of vernacular languages

SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES AND THE SPREAD OF NEW IDEAS

great advance in technology

16th century Copernicus proposed a revolutionary theory

heliocentric hypothesis.

Earth revolved around the Sun

discoveries about the human body

thanks to Andreas Vesalius and other humanists.

new ideas

invention of the movable-type printing press

creation of cultural institutions