HST 325 Study Guide - Final Guide: De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium, De Humani Corporis Fabrica, Johannes Gutenberg
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Church during the middle ages: determined to study and understand, was hastened by the continuing conflict between the turks and constantinople, the last bastion of the ancient roman empire and the center of greek learning. In 1453, constantinople fell to turkish forces, causing many greek thinkers to flee to italy where their presence served to encourage the further development of humanistic thinking. increased emphasis on the importance of education. People needed to learn ancient greek and latin in order to even begin to understand the ancient manuscripts. 300000 copies of martin luther"s writings were sold) What technical challenges were involved: finance, can"t use wood so turned to metal. Showed many of galen"s descriptions of human anatomical structure to be wrong. Enrolled in university of padua then became professor: his innovative lectures and course plans were unique for two reasons. First, he performed his own dissections rather than reading aloud while a demonstrator did the dissection.
