Lecture 3 Flashcards
What is the renaissance?
The renaissance is a time period from 14th to 17th century. During this time period society went back to ancient times and made it into something new and formative. Shaping Europe into what it is today. It was the rebirth of the value of the ancients.
… was born with the Greeks and the Roman. This was taken by the church for their own purposes. Without the church doing this in the Middle Ages we would not have the renaissance.
The Great Tradition
Why was Westen Europe mainly Italy doing very well during 13th (continued on during the 14th and 15th century)
People during this time were producing and manufacturing a lot of products and they were very good merchants (dealers)
Why did merchants become more interested in in the world, culture literature etc.
Because they became wealthier. > Became more critical of the world and thought that life should be enjoyed more. Began in Italy
In 1453 …. conquered the Byzantine empire
Ottoman Empire (Could be considered fall of Roman empire)
Where did the people of the Byzantine empire seek refuge?
Wester Europe > Mostly Italy
What did people in Western Europe realise when refugees from the Byzantine empire came over.
They realised that they’re version of Christianity was different then that from the Byzantine’s.
How did Western Europeans realise the differences ?
people from Byzantine brought their version of the bible with them (the correct version). Rich merchants became exposed to this version and compared their version to theirs and learned the truth.
… became more critical during this time period especially of the pope and the church. ‘‘Why would they inflict the bible with their own thoughts’’
Critical spirit kicked in and it was directed at the church
European elites
How did Humanism begin?
Humanism began trough a series of events:
Byzantine scholars brought ancient text with them such as that of Aristotle. To read this you needed to be able to read Latin and Greek > People were interested in Byzantine text and started learning these languages to understand the text they Brought over. > By reading and understanding these text people became more critical they could compare material and see where the church imposed their own ideas.
… is the notion where the human individual is supreme and need to be at the center of everything
Humanism
What time period is humanism very much a part of.
Renaissance
What caused the birth of the European mind?
Humanism
what significant change has Humanism brought to Europe.
It helped Europe go from a christian state to a society which became secular and idevidual
What concept became big during the renaissance and why?
Realism. The renaissance went back to the Greek and Roman time. During this time period people did not worship men like the christians did. It was about seeing people in the state they were ment to be. People created by nature not people who created themselves to gods.
