WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is it called during the Renaissance when people focused on human values and their achievements rather than focusing on divine or supernatural matters?
A
Humanism
B
Realism
C
Bodism
D
Mechanism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Renaissance Humanism was an intellectual movement typified by a revived interest in the classical world and studies which focussed not on religion but on what it is to be human.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some major developments of the Renaissance include astronomy, humanist philosophy, the printing press, vernacular language in writing, painting and sculpture technique, world exploration and, in the late Renaissance, Shakespeare’s works.

Detailed explanation-3: -Renaissance people valued well-roundedness. They thought the ideal person was one who was interested in many things, active in many fields. Secularism means worldliness or a belief in the importance of this life on earth. Mak-ing money, traveling, and making your house comfortable are secular activities.

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: -Humanism introduced a program to revive the cultural-and particularly the literary-legacy and moral philosophy of classical antiquity. The movement was largely founded on the ideals of Italian scholar and poet Francesco Petrarca, which were often centered around humanity’s potential for achievement.

Detailed explanation-6: -The great intellectual movement of Renaissance Italy was humanism. The humanists believed that the Greek and Latin classics contained both all the lessons one needed to lead a moral and effective life and the best models for a powerful Latin style.

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