1. What Impact might the ideas of Humanism had on these disciplines? Use the evidence you collected about Erasmus
and Petrarch and from the PowerPoint to support your thinking.
Art and Literature Science and Technology
Serfs could become artists and poets People stopped thinking that God was the reason for
Artists stopped painting Jesus and started painting other everything
stuff like Greek stories Didn’t let the church interfere with the experiments
Studied Greek texts to understand Greek values and investigations.
History, literature and philosophy became popular A focus on human potential and achievements
Influenced artists and architects carried on classical
traditions
Life Religion
Wealthy people lived in mansions, threw parties, and Not everyone believed in God
wore expensive clothes Tried not to match up scientific discoveries with
But became secular: worldly and concerned with the here Christian things.
and now Most remained Christian
Didn’t follow the rules of the church but still believed in Humanists said that people could enjoy life without
God offending God
People could enjoy life without offending God
Lords and vassals became more well – off
Don’t follow the rules of the church
New jobs that doesn’t focus on Jesus