WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One issue that often got humanists in trouble with the church during the Renaissance was that:
A
Humanists believed in an after-life
B
Humanists often used witchcraft to solve worldly problems
C
Humanists sought to find secular solutions to worldly problems
D
Humanists were usually too poor to pay alms to the church
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The secular, humanist idea held that the church should not rule civic matters, but should guide only spiritual matters. The church disdained the accumulation of wealth and worldly goods, supported a strong but limited education, and believed that moral and ethical behavior was dictated by scripture.

Detailed explanation-2: -As Humanism rose, it was not pushed from the church or banned as heresy. It was welcomed by some of the Popes to use to their advantage. The Church was quick to embrace the Humanism religious painting that brought the saints and the Lord to life and prompted the soul and heart to respond.

Detailed explanation-3: -Humanism was an important philosophy that helped ignite the curiosity and desire for knowledge that led to the beginning of the Renaissance. By the 13th century, people began wanting to learn more about classic Greek and Roman culture, literature, and philosophy. This study began to affect how people saw the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -emphasized a return to the original sources of Christianity (D) Renaissance Humanism was a threat to the Church because it (D) emphasized a return to the original sources of Christianity-the Bible and the writings of the Fathers of the Church.

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