Humanism Questions
1Q: What did the humanists influence?
1A: They influenced the need to believe, which dominated the middle age, was replaced by the desire to know.
2Q: What did the scholars (humanists) rediscover in the 15th century?
2A: They rediscovered the writings of ancient Greek and Roman Philosophers.
3Q: What did these philosophers debate on?
3A: Those philosophers debated on the meaning of life and the proper role of human beings in society.
4Q: What did the Greek philosopher Plato (4th century BC) write about?
4A: He wrote about how an ideal city would look like.
5Q: What did the humanists insist on?
5A: Humanists insisted that human beings should have the freedom of thought.
6Q: What Continent did the humanists the thought of in the 16th century?
6A: Humanists dominated the thought of Europe.
7Q: What did the humanists influence while dominating the thoughts of Europe?
7A: They influenced artists, princes, writers, clergy, and political leaders.
8Q: Who was known as the prince of humanists?
8A: Desiderius Erasmus Was known as the prince of humanists.
9Q: Why was Desiderius Erasmus known as the prince of humanists?
9A: He was known as the prince of humanists because of his great influence over other humanists of his time.
10Q: Who was Desiderius Erasmus?
10A: Desiderius Erasmus Was a priest and a erudite scholar
11Q: In what language did Desiderius Erasmus speak and write in?
11A: Desiderius Erasmus Spoke and wrote in Latin
12Q: What did Latin enable?
12A Latin enabled all Europeans thinkers to communicate among themselves.
13Q: What did Desiderius Erasmus devote his life to?
13A: Desiderius Erasmus devoted his life to study ancient writings, from which he drew his lessons for the people of his time.
14Q: What was Desiderius Erasmus convinced to?
14A: Desiderius Erasmus was convinced that reason and knowledge were key to human progress.
15Q: Who was Thomas More and what did he study?
15A: Thomas More was a great friend of Desiderius Erasmus And he studied law?
16Q: Was Thomas More important?
16A: Thomas More was the most important English humanists.
17Q: What did Thomas More imagine in his major work Utopia?
17A: He imagined an ideal world where peace and tolerance reigned.
18Q: Where was Utopia Most Popular?
18A: Utopia Was Most Popular In Europe.
19Q: Where did the humanists ideas spread throughout?
19A: Humanists ideas spread throughout Western Europe.
20Q: How did this happen?
20A: The many trips taken by humanists throughout Europe, the letters they wrote to one another, and the development of European towns and universities, where they met and exchange ideas.