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Where did the scholars take the ancient manuscripts and knowledge of the Byzantine culture?
Much was preserved by the Islamic medieval Islamic scholars.
How did Classical China react to Buddhism?
It was rejected by chinese scholars and banned by the emperor
What did the renaissance scholars hope to learn from the classical past?
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Who assembled as library of greek and roman manuscripts preserving the works of cierco homer and virgil?
Michelangelo!It was Charlemagne. He did not actually assemble a library. He commissioned monks and abbots to copy Roman manuscripts. These copies were preserved in monasteries and abbeys around Europe. They were forgotten for centuries. With the rebirth in interest in the Romans in the run up to and during the Renaissance Italian scholars scoured the monasteries and abbeys around Europe in search of these manuscripts. Without Charlemagne, we would have lost most of what we know about the Romans.
How did the Turks conquest of the Byzantine Empire help contribute to the Renaissance?
During the 1300s, Turks had conquered much of the Byzantine Empire. Scholars seeking to escape the Turks fled to Italy. In their luggage these scholars carried rare, precious works of literature.Many of the works they brought to Italy were ancient classical writings, such as works by Greek thinkers. You may remember some of their names-Plato and Thucydides, for example. Europeans had thought that these ancient writings were lost forever. Excited by their return, scholars then went looking for ancient texts in Latin. They discovered many Latin texts in monasteries, where the monks had preserved works by Roman writers. As Italian scholars read the ancient texts, they rediscovered the glories of Greece and Rome. As a result, they longed for a renewal of classical culture.
Where the classical manuscripts of the Romans and Greeks written by scholars?
No ... Many were literary works.
In what three ways did scholars return to learning from the Greeks and Romans?
First, the artist and scholars a of Italy drew inspiration from the ruins of Rome that surrounded them. Second,Western scholars studied ancient Latin manuscripts that had been preserved in monasteries. Third, Christians scholars scholars in Constantinople fled to Rome with Greek Manuscripts when the Turks conquered Constantinople in 1423.
Where did the scholars take the ancient manuscripts and knowledge of the Byzantine culture?
Much was preserved by the Islamic medieval Islamic scholars.
In what ways did scholars return to learning from the Greeks and Romans'?
First, the artist and scholars a of Italy drew inspiration from the ruins of Rome that surrounded them. Second,Western scholars studied ancient Latin manuscripts that had been preserved in monasteries. Third, Christians scholars scholars in Constantinople fled to Rome with Greek Manuscripts when the Turks conquered Constantinople in 1423.
Did Petrarch burn old Latin manuscripts to protect scholars from heresy?
There is no evidence to suggest that Petrarch burned old Latin manuscripts to protect scholars from heresy. Instead, he is known for his efforts in rediscovering and preserving ancient Roman texts during the Renaissance period.
Who were the renaissance scholars that studied classical texts?
Renaissance scholars who studied classical texts included figures like Petrarch, Lorenzo Valla, and Marsilio Ficino. These scholars were interested in reviving classical knowledge from ancient Greece and Rome to spark a cultural and intellectual rebirth in Europe during the Renaissance period.
Who were responsible for preserving the ancient classical texts?
Initially it was mainly the Alexandrian scholars, then during the Dark Ages, mainly the Muslim scholars.
How were renaissance scholars influenced by ancient philosophers?
To study the classics, renaissance scholars learned to read Greek and ancient Latin. They sought out manuscripts that had lain undisturbed for nearly 2,000 years.
What prompted renaissance?
Scholars had a rediscovery of the ancient classical works of the Greeks and Romans.
How did Classical China react to Buddhism?
It was rejected by chinese scholars and banned by the emperor
What did the renaissance scholars hope to learn from the classical past?
Ask Dr. Brown!!
What did Renaissance scholars hope to learn from the classical past?
Ask Dr. Brown!!
