This week in class we discussed the voyages of discovery and the age of European exploration. The question pertaining to Renaissance humanism role in this new era of discovery is interesting because it is consequence of this new world view. Renaissance humanism sought to focus on issues pertaining to the material world and humanity rather than the religion. It started to value the human experience and the renewed interest in the material world led explorers to find new routes to the east for trade. Humanism tapped into the innate desire humans have to explore the unknown and shifted the focus from the mysteries of the divine to the mysteries of the world in front of them.
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