HIS109Y1 Lecture : [4] Northern Humanism.doc
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The italian cities were very different from others of different cities around europe. Towns continued in the north separated by larger distances. Those who made their own wealth, responsible for the secular life of the community. It was necessary for the clergy to be educated unlike the others. In the north the intellectual were separated by the ignorant. The culture of the north was dominated by religious ideas very christian) The collection between italy and northern europe. This new mercantile elite was becoming more and more wealthy and intellectual. 1480-1490"s the powers of atlantic europe tried to find ways to reach the east. 1) 1453 - byzantine empire fell to the turks - now part of islamic world. 2) it was dangerous and more expensive to go. In vasco degama - the voyages of discovery changed europe. There was a whole new place to study. Everything they believed to be true were proven wrong.
