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Chapter 3: The Humanist Approach
Worldview Inquiry
 In what ways can shifts in
ideas affect a society’s
worldview?
Vocabulary
 Humanists
 Aqueducts
 Philosophers
 Democracy
 Civic
 Rhetoric
 Patrons
 Petroglyphs
 Pictographs
 Vernacular
 Sonnets
 The Medici family
commissioned most of
Michelangelo’s projects.
 Competed with
Leonardo da Vinci for
different commissions.
 The Pope choose
Michelangelo to
complete many projects.
 The word “Humanism”
comes from the Latin
word humanitas to refer
to the quality of the
human mind that sets us
apart from animals – our
spiritual and intellectual
abilities.
 This new way of thinking
appears to have started in
northern Italian citystates, where scholars we
now call humanists looked
back to the ancient
civilizations of Greece and
Rome .
 These scholars studied
Greek and Roman
writings and art and
applied classical ideas in
their own lives and work.
 Complete the first page
of the notes package.
 Greek and Roman
civilizations were not
forgotten during the
Middle Ages.
 Latin (Roman language)
remained the language
of scholars and the
Church.
 Work was studied from a
Christian perspective.
 During the Renaissance,
educated people began
to look at ancient works
in a different way.
 They admired eloquent
writing styles of ancient
writers and became
interested in their ideas
about society, politics,
history, and the arts.
 Renaissance worldview
was a result of
intercultural contact
with earlier civilizations.
 Classical Civilizations:
 The Greek and Roman
civilizations.
 The Islamic civilizations
that preserved the
knowledge of Classical
civilization and further
developed it (sciences,
math, and medicine) of
the civilizations of India
and the Far East.
 Humanist ideas spread
mainly along the wealthy
people in society.
 Reading and discussing
ancient writers became
kind of a fad among the
new merchant and
business class.
 Most cultures have a set
of rules or
commandments that
guides people’s
behaviour.
Anishinable
Modern Life (Page 5)
Thank Kitche Manitou for all his gifts
Beliefs
Honour the aged
Values
Honour life in all its forms
Honour women
Beliefs
Values
Honour promises
Values
Honour kindness
Values
Be peaceful
Beliefs
Be courageous
Values
Be moderate in all things
Beliefs
Values and Beliefs are important
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I am the Lord your God
You shall have no other gods before me
You shall not make for yourself an idol
You shall not make wrongful use of the name of your God
Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy
Honor your father and mother
You shall not murder
You shall not commit adultery
You shall not steal
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor
You shall not covet your neighbor's house
You shall not covet your neighbor's wife
 In what ways do both the
Ten Commandments and
the Code for Long Life
and Wisdom express
similar values? How
does modern day society
enforce these values?
The Achievements of the Greeks and Romans
 Romans civilization
today:
 Colosseum
 Aqueducts
 Roads
 Hadrian’s Wall
Humanism and the Individual
 Most important concept to
Renaissance thinkers was
the belief in the dignity
and potential of the
individual.
 They believed that people
could shape their lives
through their own efforts
and talents.
Humanism and the Individual
 These new ideas were
easily integrated into the
Christian worldview:
 To develop one’s talents
was to serve God, Because
God had provided you
with those talents.
Humanism and the Individual
 Humanists believed that:
 Human beings can use the
power of reason (thinking to
find truth for themselves).
 It is important for a person to
have an open, curious, and
questioning mind.
 People can achieve great
things through learning.
 Individuals should be skilled
in many different areas.
Develop not just the mind
but body and spirit also.
Humanist Scholars
 Francesco Petrarch saw the
Classical (Romans and
Greeks) past as a glorious
time.
 Believed it was superior to
the medieval time, called
“dark ages.”
Humanist Scholars
 Humanists began to view
their own time as glorious
– it was “reborn”
 Muslim world preserved
Greek and Roman
manuscripts as well as the
monasteries and the
cathedrals around Europe.
Humanist Scholars
 Humanists collected
manuscripts and
translated them.
 Why? Humanists wanted
people around the world to
read them.
 In order to be cultured,
they believed people
should read good books
and look at good works of
art.
 What objects to
you see? What do
they suggest about
the interests of
these two
individuals?
 How does this
portrait illustrate
humanist ideas?
 Find the crucifix –
what might the size
suggest about their
attitude toward
religion?
Renaissance Man
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the rest of the chapter.
Group 1: Civic Humanism
(p.65)
Group 2: Education (p.67)
Group 3: Religion (p.69)
Group 4: Painting (p.70-71)
Group 5: Architecture (p.72)
Group 6: Sculpture (p.73)
Group 7: Literature (p.75)
Cheat Sheet
 Where did Renaissance thinkers get their inspiration?
 How were religious themes interpreted?
 Why did artists begin to sign their work?
 Civic humanism, painting, education.
 Major characteristics of Renaissance.
 Effect of Renaissance on Western Europe.
 Why did the Renaissance flourish in the City-States?
 Differences between the Renaissance and Middle Ages.
 Difference between fact and opinion.
 Who coined the term “’Dark Ages?”
 Civic humanists and their beliefs.
 Famous artists.