HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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They had an interest in the spiritual life of the people.
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They were disinterested in the ideas of ancient Greece and Rome.
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They rejected traditional Christian teachings.
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They emphasized the importance of individual potential and growth.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did humanism during the Renaissance differ from earlier traditional medieval ideas? They had an interest in the spiritual life of the people. They were disinterested in the ideas of ancient Greece and Rome. They rejected traditional Christian teachings.
Detailed explanation-2: -Medieval scholars focused on god and faith. Renaissance scholars were more interested in human beings and the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -Humanists believed in the importance of an education in classical literature and the promotion of civic virtue, that is, realising a person’s full potential both for their own good and for the good of the society in which they live.
Detailed explanation-4: -Explains that the european renaissance and the protestant reformation were characterized by new interests in classical scholarship and values. humanism focused more on the importance of humans and their qualities than spiritual or religious matters.
Detailed explanation-5: -As historians Hugh Honour and John Fleming noted, Renaissance Humanism advanced “the new idea of self-reliance and civic virtue” among the common people, combined with a belief in the uniqueness, dignity, and value of human life.