final 1: describe converging forces of the renaissance Flashcards
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converging forces
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- rediscovery of Aristotle
- crusades
- protestant reformation
- Columbus and explorers (trade, money)
- education
- printing press
- humanism
- scientific revolution
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rediscovery of aristotle
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- interest in past, gaining knowledge
- integrated into church dogma
3
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crusades
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part of the reason church lost power
4
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columbus and explorers
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- trade and money
- growth of nations
- expand knowledge of world
5
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protestant reformation
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- martin luther–church not living spirit of god, can lie, should have access to god without pope/church officials
- question things
- personal religion
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education
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access to knowledge increased
7
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printing press
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- reduced cost to print books and other materials
- let lower class gain access to knowledge
- bible’s produced for personal use
8
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humanism
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- individualism (human potential and achievement)
- personal religion
- interest in the past
- anti-Aristotelian
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scientific revolution
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interest in science