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Humanism
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- 1What is the definition of a humanist?A humanist believes in humanism
- 2what do humanists do?the study human ideas. they want to learn more about themselves and the natural world. they believe in education. want to expand from religious ideas. showed confidence in peopled abilities
- 3how did humanism affect renaissance art?Natural world- Botticelli used natural settings in his paintings.
Questioned previously held beliefs- people moved away from religious topics
Learned about themselves- Leonardo dissected corpses
confidence in peoples abilities- not afraid to show natural impurities - 4how did humanism affect science?natural world- lewenhoak created the microscope
questioned previous beliefs- heliocentric vs geocentric-kepler
curious about themselves- William harvey found that the heart pumped blood
showed confidence in people- Galileo's experiments encouraged people - 5how did humanism affect exploration?natural world- cabot made a globe
questioned previous beliefs- columbus said to sail east sail west
confident in people- prince henry created a school of sailing
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- Socials Flashcards on Humanism, created by laurentjoe on 06/06/2015.
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