Why was the study of humanism so significant in italy?

Answer 1

Because Humanists believed in the study of the ancients. So they traveled around to monasteries searching for books from ancient times. They believed in changing the way of learning from the aim of professional gain to learning for the ability to know what to do in any situation, sapientia, and the eloquence to persuade others to do what you know is right, eloquentia

Answer 2

Look up "Florence", "14th century", "Francesco Petrarch", and "Renaissance".