What were the key intellectual characteristics of the Renaissance and how did they affect the development of?

Question

What were the key intellectual characteristics of the Renaissance and how did they affect the development of the Reformation?

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Answer 1

Humanism - the study of the achievements of man.  (as opposed to theology)

If people are interested in seeing what man has accomplished, they think that man can interpret the Bible for himself, and not require a Church to interpret it for them.