2. • Celebrated the individual
How did classical knowledge of the ancient Greeks and Romans foster humanism in the Italian Renaissance?
Humanism
• Celebrated the individual
• Stimulated the study of Greek and Roman literature and culture
• Was supported by wealthy patrons

3. Humanism
Movement away from life centered on the Catholic church and religion
Focuses more on material objects, enjoying life, and other worldly subjects

4. Erasmus Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus
Pushed for a Vernacular form of the Bible
“I disagree very much with those who are unwilling that Holy Scripture, translated into the vernacular, be read by the uneducated As if the strength of the Christian religion consisted in the ignorance of it”
The Praise of Folly
Used humor to show the immoral and ignorant behavior of people, including the clergy. He felt people would be open minded and be kind to others.

5. Erasmus
Spoke out against corruption of Catholic Church during the Renaissance
Worked to spread the use of common languages in religious and scholarly works.

6. Petrarch Sonnets, humanist scholarship
Francesco Petrarch
Assembled Greek and Roman writings.
Wrote
Sonnets to Laura,
love poems in the Vernacular

7. Petrarch Francesco Petrarch 1304-1374
Considered “Father of Humanism”
His research on Greek and Roman books inspired others to read these books

8. The Renaissance was a time of renewal
Renaissance means rebirth and Europe was recovering from the Dark ages ideas from Greece and Rome.
People had lost their faith in the church because of the tragedy of the Black Plague and began to put more focus on human beings.

9. One cause of the Renaissance Black Plague The tragedy of the Black Plague convinced people of the need to focus on worldly pursuits rather than religious ideas

10. Another Cause of the Renaissance Invention of the Printing press spreading ideas from Greek and Roman books

11. Printing Press
Invented by Jahann Gutenberg

12. Printing Press
First book ever created by printing press - Bible

13. Printing Press
Invented in 1452
500th Anniversary 1952

14. Helped to quickly spread ideas of the Renaissance and
Printing Press
Helped to quickly spread ideas of
the Renaissance
and
the Protestant Reformation