Renaissance, New Monarchs, Age of Exploration
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AP 01 Notes 1 Unit 1: Renaissance, New Monarchs, Commercial Rev. & Age of Exploration Contrasting the Renaissance and Later Middle Ages Later Middle Ages Renaissance Religion dominates Medieval thought. Scholasticism: Thomas Aquinas ? reconciles Christianity with Aristotelian science. Philosophy: Humanism ? Emphasis on secular concerns due to rediscovery and study of ancient Greco-Roman culture. Ideal: ? Man is well-versed in one subject and it is how to get to heaven Ideal: ? Virt? ? Renaissance Man should be well- rounded (Castiglione) Literature: ? Based almost solely on religion. ? Written in Latin ? Church was greatest patron of arts and literature. ? Little political criticism. ? Hand-written Literature:
