LESSON 6RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

VOCABULARY

• Renaissance: renacimiento

• Humanism: humanismo

• Human beings: Seres humanos

• Printing Press: imprenta

MAIN DATE

• 1440: Gutenberg invented the printing press

6.1. What was the Renaissance?

• 6.1.1. Renaissance humanism– The profound social and cultural changes of the

15th and 16th centuries are known as the Renaissance

– One of the most important features of the Renaissance was the growth of Humanism

– This was a cultural and intellectual movement which developed in the 15th century and the early 16th century

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• Medieval culture was entirely focused on God, but humanists were concerned with human beings. The humanists studied human thought, history, and anatomy

• Humanists were inspired by the literature, philosophy and art Antiquity. They studied original texts in Latin and Greek, without using medieval translations or interpretations

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• Humanism defended the search for truth through reason and experience. They investigated, discussed and defended the value of personal reflection

• Humanists were curious about everything. They did not want to be specialists in one field but to be scholars in many disciplines

• Erasmus of Rotterdam, Thomas More, Luis Vives

6.1. What was the Renaissance?

• 6.1.2. The printing press– In 1440, a German businessman, Johannes

Gutenberg invented the printing press.– It was a revolutionary invention because:

• Books no longer had to be copied by hand• Books became cheaper and so more were sold• Humanist thought reached more people

LINKS AND PHOTOS

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_humanism

http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/humanism.html

http://www.all-about-renaissance-faires.com/renaissance_info/renaissance_and_humanism.htm