1. Background of the Renaissance
1. The budding development of capitalism and the growth of the bourgeoisie. The bud of capitalism is the product of the development of the commodity economy to a certain stage. The commodity economy operates through the market, and shopping, bargaining, and transaction signing in the market are all voluntary behaviors after careful consideration.
This is the embodiment of freedom. Of course, if you want to have these "freedoms", you must also have the freedom of ownership of the means of production, and the common prerequisite for all these freedoms is human freedom. At this time, Italy is calling for human freedom, and outdated Europe needs a new ideological movement advocating human freedom.
2. The rule of the Catholic Church suppresses human personality and hinders the development of science and production.
3. When the Byzantine Empire fell, a large number of scholars fled to Italy, bringing with them a large number of ancient Greek and Roman books.
4. Italian urban political power is strong and sympathizes with and supports the bourgeoisie.
2. The influence of the Renaissance
1. The Renaissance was the first bourgeois ideological emancipation movement in history. It promoted the development of world culture, promoted the awakening of the people, and made necessary ideological and cultural preparations for the development of capitalism. Made ideological mobilization and preparation for the bourgeois revolution.
2. The Renaissance movement slowly liberated people from the shackles of traditional feudal theology, and people began to slowly explore the value of human beings under the cloak of religion.
As a human being, this is a new concrete existence, rather than a new era of personal and spiritual attachment to feudal lords and religious lords. The Renaissance movement fully affirmed the value of human beings, valued human nature, and became a powerful call for people to break through the layers of veils in the Middle Ages.
The Renaissance movement had a great impact on the politics, science, economy, philosophy, and theological worldview of the time. It is a revolutionary storm in the ideological field of the emerging bourgeoisie, also known as the "era of giants." Extended information
The reasons for the emergence of the Renaissance:
1. Material basis
In medieval Europe, trade centers were concentrated along the Mediterranean coast, and Italy was the first to produce the germination of capitalism. , the bourgeoisie hopes to break through the shackles of church theology. The rise of commercial cities, the development of handicraft workshops, and economic prosperity.
2. Cultural foundation
A large number of ancient Greek and Roman cultural classics were passed to Italy from the Eastern Roman Empire.
3. Class basis
The growth of the emerging bourgeoisie.
4. Talent advantages
During the Renaissance, Italy was full of talented people, gathered in one place.
5. Geographical location
Italy is relatively close to the East and has accepted Eastern culture (papermaking and printing) earlier.
6. Trigger
The Black Death was prevalent in Europe.
7. Deeper Reasons
The church strictly controls people’s thoughts and arouses dissatisfaction among the bourgeoisie and the common people.
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