Renaissance: Rebirth A shift in power

There was a power shift in four main areas: Politics Science and Philosophy Culture Economics Politics Science and Philosophy Culture Economics

Politics Kings wrested power and influence from churches Installed trusted people to work for them in government Centralised power Power to the people…. sort of -> people became subjects of an “English” King and not the local noble Kings wrested power and influence from churches Installed trusted people to work for them in government Centralised power Power to the people…. sort of -> people became subjects of an “English” King and not the local noble

Science and Philosophy: People began to rely on science to explain their world and not the church Scientific invention exploded Science contributed to the growth of the economy and the population People began to rely on science to explain their world and not the church Scientific invention exploded Science contributed to the growth of the economy and the population

Culture: Shakespeare wrote plays for “regular” folk Artists portrayed a more “realistic” view of the world in their art (See Da Vinci) Writers and poets wrote in common vernacular (regular, everyday speech) Shakespeare wrote plays for “regular” folk Artists portrayed a more “realistic” view of the world in their art (See Da Vinci) Writers and poets wrote in common vernacular (regular, everyday speech)

Economics: Trade->specialisation ->larger scale farms -> more food -> more people Exploration of the New World led to expanded trade Growth of the middle class Trade->specialisation ->larger scale farms -> more food -> more people Exploration of the New World led to expanded trade Growth of the middle class

Summary and Conclusion: People stopped living in fear of the unknown and explored their own world for answers as opposed to the world the church created for them Humanism was the main driving force behind a large portion of the changes of this time People stopped living in fear of the unknown and explored their own world for answers as opposed to the world the church created for them Humanism was the main driving force behind a large portion of the changes of this time

Where does this leave the Catholic church? Will it just sit back and let this happen?