Today in class we looked at the bookends of the Renaissance in Italy. Tonight you'll look at the intellectual changes that are going to drive it.
Read pages 412-416 and answer the following:
#4. What is Humanism? How did it foster an increased emphasis on the individual and help produce the creative thrust of the Renaissance?
#5. What was the humanist view of the proper role of education? What was the role of the classics in such an education?
#6. Discuss the dominant ideas and themes in The Prince.
#7. What is secularism? Did it conflict with the Christian beliefs of Renaissance figures?
Read pages 412-416 and answer the following:
#4. What is Humanism? How did it foster an increased emphasis on the individual and help produce the creative thrust of the Renaissance?
#5. What was the humanist view of the proper role of education? What was the role of the classics in such an education?
#6. Discuss the dominant ideas and themes in The Prince.
#7. What is secularism? Did it conflict with the Christian beliefs of Renaissance figures?