How Did The Renaissance Influence The Spread Of Education

The word Renaissance is the French word for “rebirth” and “reawakening.” These two words describe it perfectly. In the late fourteenth century, education and artistic outlooks were completely changed. The Renaissance was made up of artistic and cultural movements and began in Italy. These movements influenced the rest of Europe as well and caused a wave of newly available education to people across Europe, which caused speculations and challenged the church and the pope (Cole and Symes 291-292). The spread of education during this time period helped to increase the knowledge of the common folk. Before this time period, most pieces of literature were not translated into Latin so only scholars had the opportunity to learn and increase their knowledge. During the Renaissance, this was not the case. “…more and more Greek-speaking intellectuals fled to Italy, bringing their books and their knowledge with them.” New prospectives and ideas were brought
Loomis stated in Haec Sancta Synodus “…any person of whatever position, rank, or dignity, even a pope, who contumaciously refuses to obey the mandates, statues, ordinances, or regulations enacted or to be enacted by this holy synod, or by any general council… unless he repents, be…duly punished…” Loomis is saying that Popes and the church felt that they had special power or authority over their people, but in reality, they have to abide by the same rules and regulations as a common man would have to. Also, “…the legal doctrine that gave the council power to dispose and elect popes in the first place.” This states that by law the state has control over the pope and the church. Renaissance humanism has opened brought new ideas to Europeans about how their city-state should function and what power each person or organization has (Cole and Symes