Unit 1 Test Concept Guide Flashcards
Who wrote “Oration on the Dignity of Man”?
Pico Della Mandosa
What did the “Oration” contribute?
embodied public discourse, and represented Renaissance’s contribution to the debate of humanism and theology?
Fathers of Scholasticism?
Peter Abelard, Lanfranc of Canterbury and Anselm of Canterbury
What is scholasticism based on?
logic and writing of early church fathers
What did scholasticism emphasize?
tradition and doctrine
when was scholasticism popular
medieval
What did Pico Della Mirandola write
Oration on the Dignity of Man
When did Pico Della Mirandola influence?
Italian Rennaisance
What was the major way Greeks and romans influenced the Renaissance?
Art and humanism
What was Erasmus?
Christian, Northern humanist
When did Erasmus influence?
Renaissance
What did Erasmus believe?
Salvation is based on deeds of love,
What was Erasmus’ main occupation
Writer
Define humanism
emphasizes the importance of the human rather than the divine, stresses goodness of human beings and promotes rationality
Define christian humanism
freedom, conscience, and rational thinking can work together with Christianity
Civic humanism
moral, social, and political philosophy
Father of humanism?
Francesco Petrarca
When did humanism originate?
Renaissance
2 major denominations of Christianty
Catholic and Protestant
What do Catholics believe?
- original and first christian church
- Pope is the head
What do protestants believe?
-catholics stemmed from original church and became corrupt
What is the significance of the Gutenberg bible
first major book printed on a mass scale
Who is Johannes Gutenberg
Credited with printing press
Significance of Vernacular
People could now understand the bible and think for themselves