WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did the ideas of humanism during the Renaissance differ from medieval ways of thinking?
A
Humanism focused on individual achievements during the present life.
B
Humanism promoted the idea that all humans are invisible.
C
Humanism promoted the idea that church and government should be closely related.
D
Humanism opened doors for communism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Humanism focused on human thinking and logic. They were against faith, tradition, and devotion. The Middle Ages was based of religion. Humanism focused on human thinking and logic.

Detailed explanation-2: –Humanists believed the importance of the individual and their potential for achievement which differed from Medieval thought in which kings and the Church were above everything else.-People in Medieval times believed that you were put on earth to suffer and one had to avoid life’s pleasures in order to please God.

Detailed explanation-3: -Humanist scholars differed from medieval thinkers in that humanists tended to focus more on worldly subjects and would not accept Henry VIII as head of church. What era saw a change in the arts and renewed interest in classical learning? The Renaissance; a period in the late Middle Ages from 1300-1500.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Humanism Movement The Renaissance included an intellectual movement known as Humanism. Among its many principles, humanism promoted the idea that humans are at the center of their own universe and should embrace human achievements in education, classical arts, literature and science.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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