During the Renaissance people began to care more about individual achievement. Renaissance Humanism was the most intellectual movement associated with the Renaissance. This movement was based upon the study of the classics. The knowledge people gained from studying caused them to begin to question everything. The questions made people seek answers, which resulted in the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, Exploration, and the Enlightenment. This paper will analyze how the emphasis placed on knowledge during Renaissance Humanism caused the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, Exploration, and the Enlightenment.

The Reformation began with the question, "What must one do to be saved?" When Martin Luther found an answer that did not fit with the teachings of the Catholic Church, he split from the church. Thi

In 1633 Galileo was tried and convicted of heresy and disobedience for saying the earth moves around the sun. Galileo was one of the seventeenth century scientists that started the Scientific Revolution. During the Scientific Revolution many educated Europeans took an interest in the world around them. Before Renaissance Humanism people just accepted what they were told by the church, and would not have contradicted it. The Printing Press, which was one of the inventions during Renaissance Humanism, played a crucial role in spreading new ideas quickly and easily. The Scientific Revolution largely resulted from the work of great intellectuals such as Galileo.

Renaissance Humanism was a major factor in the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, Exploration, and the Enlightenment. Without Renaissance Humanism the Catholic Church would not have been questioned and scientists would not have began studying the world around them. Also the com

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