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    Humanism was an intellectual movement during the Italian Renaissance that emphasized human potential and secular concepts rather than religious doctrine. It valued reason, individualism, and classical culture and arts. The decline of the Catholic Church's power and the impacts of the plague and rising economy in the 14th century allowed humanism to grow and shift focus to worldly and individual pursuits. Key early humanist figures included Petrarch, Boccaccio, and Machiavelli who helped recover classical knowledge and establish humanist ideas.

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    Humanism was an intellectual movement during the Italian Renaissance that emphasized human potential and secular concepts rather than religious doctrine. It valued reason, individualism, and classical culture and arts. The decline of the Catholic Church's power and the impacts of the plague and rising economy in the 14th century allowed humanism to grow and shift focus to worldly and individual pursuits. Key early humanist figures included Petrarch, Boccaccio, and Machiavelli who helped recover classical knowledge and establish humanist ideas.

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    Humanism was an intellectual movement during the Italian Renaissance that emphasized human potential and secular concepts rather than religious doctrine. It valued reason, individualism, and classical culture and arts. The decline of the Catholic Church's power and the impacts of the plague and rising economy in the 14th century allowed humanism to grow and shift focus to worldly and individual pursuits. Key early humanist figures included Petrarch, Boccaccio, and Machiavelli who helped recover classical knowledge and establish humanist ideas.

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    HUMANISM

    Recognizing the Beauty of the


    Individual
    DEL ROSARIO, VIA ALLISON
    3ELS

    Del Rosario,Via Allison B. _3ELS

    What is Humanism?
    At the heart of the Italian Renaissance
    was an intellectual movement known as
    humanism.
    a system of thought that is
    based on the values,
    characteristics, and behavior
    that are believed to be best in
    human beings, rather than on
    any supernatural authority
    Del Rosario,Via Allison B. _3ELS

    Humanism: An Emphasis on the Individual


    Humanists formed a
    belief in the
    importance of the
    individual .
    Humanism also
    valued classical
    culture.
    Del Rosario,Via Allison B. _3ELS

    Humanists nurtured
    classicism in the artsthe
    application of Greco-Roman
    principles such as reason,
    balance, and moderation.
    Humanists studied the
    humanities, the subjects
    taught in ancient Greece and
    Rome.
    Del Rosario,Via Allison B. _3ELS

    Del Rosario,Via Allison B. _3ELS

    H
    I
    S
    T
    O
    R
    Y

    The history of the term humanism is complex


    but enlightening. It was first employed
    (as humanismus) by 19th-century German
    scholars to designate the Renaissance
    emphasis on Classical studies in education.
    The rise of humanism can be located in mid13th-century Florence.

    Del Rosario,Via Allison B. _3ELS

    During the Middle Ages, between about the


    3rd and 13th centuries, life and culture were
    primarily focused on the Church and religion.
    However, toward the beginning of the 14th
    century, the power of the Church began to
    greatly decline.
    As the power of the Church began to decline,
    humanism grew in popularity.
    Del Rosario,Via Allison B. _3ELS

    Two main causes of the decline:


    1.The Bubonic Plague
    2.The rise of the market economy

    Del Rosario,Via Allison B. _3ELS

    Humanism VS. The Church


    Humanism focused on worldly subjects rather than
    religious issues.
    Humanists focused on the present. The Church
    focused on the afterlife.
    Humanists believed people should use their own
    minds and question everything. The Church believed
    people should follow its teachings without question
    in order to save their souls.
    Del Rosario,Via Allison B. _3ELS

    HOW HUMANISM
    CHANGED
    INDIVIDUAL
    INDEPEDENCE

    Prior to the 14th century, much of


    Europe, and especially Northern
    Europe, practiced the feudal system
    in which wealth was based on land
    ownership.

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    Due to the plague and the rise of trade, the power


    of the Church and feudalism shrank and the
    importance of the individual grew.
    Man and human nature were no longer seen as
    totally sinful and in need of punishment but instead
    as independent, beautiful, and individual creations
    of God.
    particularly seen in the writings of Petrarch, the
    Father of Humanism, in which he states, 'Sameness is
    the mother of disgust, variety the cure!,' or in other
    words, 'Go on and express yourself!'
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    Decline of Feudalism = Rise of


    Humanism
    Humanists believe
    that people have the
    ability to think for
    themselves and
    create their own life.
    People can do this
    apart from social
    class or family.
    Del Rosario,Via Allison B. _3ELS

    King
    Nobles.
    lords
    Knights

    Peasants
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    KEY FIGURES
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    Francesco Petrarch: The Father of


    Renaissance Humanism

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    A scholar and a poet who was responsible for the


    recovery of manuscripts and works of Greek and
    Roman writers (such as those of Cicero) that had
    been lost in monastery libraries.
    Like other writers of his time, he wrote in Latin
    One of the most and influential humanists
    Wrote Sonnets (14-lined poems) such as Laura,
    The White Doe and Spring
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    Giovanni Boccacio
    Used cutting humor to
    illustrate the human
    condition
    Presents his characters
    in all their individuality
    and all their folly
    Wrote Decameron
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    Niccolo Machiavelli

    1469-1527
    The Prince
    an Italian Renaissance
    historian, politician,
    diplomat, philosopher,
    humanist, and writer.
    He has often been
    called the founder of
    modern political science

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    SOURCES:
    http://www.britannica.com/topic/humanism
    http://www.slideshare.net/claudineaireen/humanismpowerpoint
    http://www.docfoc.com/the-renaissance-rebirth-1300s1500s-a-time-of-creativity-and
    http://slideplayer.com/slide/1564622

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