Italian Renaissance and Northern Reformation
Subject:
European History [1]
The Italian Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance (1450-1550) Overview/Outcomes Foundation for basic institutions of Europe Laws, language, economics Main ideas Individuality Individual achievements, a more personal approach to living; potential Worldliness Rising middle class, materialism, concern/interest in worldly affairs, secular art. Secularism Learning Scholasticism, liberal arts(philosophy, literature, poetry, science, math, history, rhetoric art, music), emphasis on education, literacy, universities, the printing press, broad, new interests. Gap forming between faith and reason Antiquity Ancient Greek and Roman lit, Roman law, Greek science, math, and philosophy, ancient architecture/design/classical form. Humanism Reform