... to make it serve the needs of humanity. The emphasis on humanism motivated society to make several astounding advancements. From art and literature to science, math and politics, culture and knowledge was created that had eternal effects on European society. The influence of humanism was a decisive component in the affect the Renaissance had on European civilization (2 pp 318-322). One example ... on the development of European civilization. It was the era in which Europe recovered, and then transformed into an identifiably new society. With the development of the Reformation and the di...

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... his contribution as a humanist. But most Italian humanists weren't forced out of Italy but instead left for there own reasons. Many of them left to search for manuscripts because the discovery and translating of ancient manuscripts made them feel as if they were reviving these ancient texts. For example, Salutati, the humanist who was greatly influenced by Petrarch, found Cicero's Familiar ... who had made their acquaintance while in Sicily invited Lucio Marineo and Pietro Martire d"Anghiera to Spain. Humanism's spread can't be explained by just humanists leaving Italy to spread their k...

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