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Means “rebirth”
• Refers to a renewed interest in classical learning- the writings of ancient Greece and Rome
• People discovered the Greek and Latin classics
• People read, wrote, and spoke Greek and Latin
Italy: 14th – 16th centuries
• Wealth generated from banking and trade with the East.
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Michelangelo
• Christopher Columbus
• Galileo
Humanism
Humanists went to the classics and asked questions….
What is a human being?
What is a good life?
How do I lead a good life?
Protestant Reformation
• Rejected the authority of the Pope and Italian churchmen
• By the 1530’s, an open break with the Roman Catholic church was evident.
His wives…..
• Catherine of Aragon
• Anne Boleyn
• Jane Seymour
• Anne of Cleves
• Catherine Howard
• Catherine Parr
Queen Elizabeth I
• 1558-1603
• One of the most brilliant and successful monarchs
• Ruled after her half-sister the Catholic “Bloody Mary”
• Returned England to a Protestant state
The last great writer of the Renaissance was John Milton. He lived in an age where educated people were becoming more worldly in their outlook.