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8.1 HUMANISM AND KNOWLEDGE - Coggle Diagram
8.1 HUMANISM AND KNOWLEDGE
Humanism
Was a cultural movement that began in the 14th century
It was fully developed in the 15th-16th centuries
In the northen part of the Italian Penisula
The Northern Part Of The Italian Peninsula In The Mid-15th Century
Humanists developed the anthropcentric world view
The Medici Family
Created academies to teach their ideas and develop new ones
Three main characteristics of humanism
The revival of antiquity
The love of knowledge
Antrhopocentrism
Important humanists out from Florence
Erasmus of Rotterdam
Cardinal Cisneros
Sir Thomas More
The Spread Of Knowledge
The Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable-type printing press in 1440
Scientific Knowledge
What changed in scientific knowledge?
The aim was to find a well-reason explanation
And provide empirical evidence
Became interested in understanding the world
Religious leaders and even some politicans were opposed to those advances
The greatest changes in scientific disciplines
Astronomy
Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus developed the heliocentric theory
In the 16th century
This theory contradicted the geocentric theory
Galileo Galilei proved Copernicus’ theory using a new invention, the telescope.
In the 17th century
Medicine
These advances were made
the treaty of anatomy by Vesalius
the development of pharmacology by Swiss physician Paracelsus.
The theory of pulmonary circulation of blood by Miguel Servet
Although there was widespread opposition to clinical trials
Geography
During this period, it was established that the Earth was spherical.
Modern cartography began
Maps were created based on the world map drawn by Gerardus Mercator, in 1569
Straight lines called parallels and meridians were used to locate any point in the world.
