HIS109Y1 Lecture : Humanism
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Urban mechatntile class had huge influence bc they were able to make allainces with centralized powers to work against enemeny = feadual nobility. Urban townsmen wanted to use intrusments of the city. Use political power, social and economic advantage for their benefit. Humanism is ideaology of this class they needed a world view/ideology to undertanad what they were doing. New class is full of people who have made their own way in life (were not born with forturne) product of social mobility, worked for their money and success and wealth. ^ancestorts were only serfs they were layman, were part of secular world and didn t fit into 1st, 2nd or 3rd estate. Didn t work in a shop making things, weren t servants, weren t lords with lots of land they were educated, did not want to fight, made bad knights. ^had different kind of education and training. ^education was usefill in the determining of policy and new govt.
