1. New Values and Ideas
  2. Secularism
  3. Individualism
  4. Scepticism
  5. Rebirth ?
  6. Many works of Art and Literature
  7. Change in attitude and thought
  8. No
  9. Classical pieces were already well known
  10. Greek & Roman Scholars had already arrived in Italy
  11. Paintings that were centered on man were seen well before this period
  12. Concerned about life in the present
  13. Were more focused on man's life on earth than God's world
  14. Humanism
  15. Focus is more on Man than God
  16. Focused on Man's overall development
  17. Interest in all aspects of Man's life
  18. Human body
  19. Human mind
  20. Achievements of Mankind
  21. Taking pride in Humanist-centered acheivements and aspects of interest in the humanist philosophy
  22. Gave credit to Individuals for a variety of achievements
  23. Doubting religion
  24. Curiosity about natural phenomenon
  25. European Renaissance originated in italy
  26. Italian Cities
  27. Constant contact with Roman empire
  28. Source of Income and profit for cities
  29. Adopts aspects of Greek, Roman, Italian Cultures from the East
  30. Incredibly wealthy cities
  31. Banking
  32. Wealth could be used to buy
  33. Art
  34. Literature
  35. Trade
  36. Because of the lucrative industries of
  37. Italy was divided into a series of City-States at that time
  38. Citizens were involved in
  39. Politics
  40. The World around them
  41. Men in the city states were interested in the classic works
  42. Men Studied
  43. Civilizations of
  44. Classical theories
  45. Greece
  46. Rome
  47. Men learnt
  48. Latin
  49. Greek
  50. These men called themselves
  51. Humanists
  52. Vied for a new kind of education system
  53. Where men could be prepared for the world, in the fields of
  54. Politics
  55. Diplomacy
  56. Trade
  57. Finance
  58. Philosophy
  59. History
  60. Mathematics
  61. Literature
  62. Art
  63. Revolutions in the fields of
  64. Arts
  65. Sciences
  66. Religious figures were given human form
  67. Many breakthroughs were made in the techniques used in paintings
  68. A more realistic human form
  69. Backgrounds were landscapes and structures instead of solid color
  70. Perspective was achieved in the paintings
  71. Movement was shown with greater precision
  72. Better expressions on faces of people
  73. Architecture
  74. Greek and Roman aspects of architectural technique were combined
  75. Music
  76. Instrumental
  77. Violins were invented
  78. The foundations for secular music were founded
  79. Experiments were not used to prove thoeries
  80. Were afraid to challenge the classics
  81. Eventually spread to Northern Europe
  82. Through Italian Traders and diplomats
  83. The printing press is credited with inspiring this change