Humanism Learning Target Students will be able to
Humanism! Learning Target: Students will be able to define the character of the Renaissance.
Warm up - What characterized the Middle Ages? - What is the Bubonic Plague/Black Death and how did it affect Europe? - What was the feudal system?
�Four Characteristics �Return to the classics �Human potential & achievement valued �Search for truth �Secularism
Return to the Classics �Ideas, education, art techniques, and the way of life of the Ancient Romans and Greeks are the basis for the Renaissance period. •
The Value of Human Potential and Achievement �The Renaissance focused on the individual, recognizing personal achievement and abilities. �Humans are capable of amazing feats of strength, knowledge, and skill. �They deserve to be recognized for their accomplishments!
Ultimate Search for Truth! �During the era of the Renaissance, people sought out their own information and did not rely on the “Church” or others of authority to educate them. Geocentric Heliocentric
Secularism �Separation from the sacred (Church/religion). �People believed that they should enjoy life on earth and �Still please God and enter Heaven. �Emphasis is on the value of material goods and activities that bring immediate pleasure to people.
Secularism
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