WORLD HISTORY

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. Its origins went back to 14th-century Italy and such authors as Petrarch (1304-1374) who searched out ‘lost’ ancient manuscripts.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -At its heart, renaissance humanism is based on the idea that individual humans have beauty, worth, virtue and dignity. This idea was able to take hold from the 14th to 16th centuries mainly due to the decline of the Catholic Church. As its power weakened, its stronghold on culture and education, did as well.

Detailed explanation-4: -Generally speaking, Enlightenment humanism was more advanced than Renaissance humanism in its secular orientation, and produced atheism, Marxism, as well as secular humanism. Secular humanism, which denies God and attributes the universe entirely to material forces, today has replaced religion for many people.