The Italian Renaissance: humanism
I can describe the context of Renaissance humanism.
The Italian Renaissance: humanism
I can describe the context of Renaissance humanism.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The printing press allowed humanists to share rediscovered knowledge more easily.
- Humanism was promoted by the universities of Europe.
- New universities were founded in this period.
- Humanism represented a desire to study the classical world.
- Erasmus was an important humanist scholar.
Keywords
Renaissance - from a French term for ‘rebirth’, the Renaissance was a period of revival in European art and literature under the influence of classical ideas
Printing press - the printing press was a machine used to print words
Humanist - humanists were people who were interested in the classical world and the potential of the human race
Humanism - humanism was the revival of interest in Greek and Roman thought during the Renaissance
Common misconception
Pupils might think that because printing presses were mechanical, they were as fast and efficient as modern machinery.
Explain to pupils that even though printing presses were much quicker than copying by hand, it could still take a relatively long time to print books.
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