the study of secular letters as opposed to theology or divine letters

heart of renaissance education

A new intellectual movement. Began in the Italian city states and spread throughout Europe, was influenced by people like Petrarch & Boccacio.

the humanism movement first became popular here

_____ were taught to provide moral instruction and deep understanding of human behavior

1400, no fewer than 5 kingdoms shared the peninsula. Many ethical, political, and religious differences within these kingdoms.

teachers of rhetoric or the editors of classical texts whose chief purpose was to study the classics and to apply ancient ideas and values to life in their own time

minimum of 2 examples of social skills

This marriage ended the anarchy between Castile and Aragon and united them.

believed in argument based on the authority of _____

______ was a moral example

The Cortes of Toledo approved of these men to protect the interests of the crown and oversee elections.

believed “that human dignity derived largely from man’s central place in a divinely established universe”

Taught the art of persuasion through an exhaustive study of rhetoric based on the writings of _____ and ______

This group was also known as "The Church Court"