USA HISTORY

LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861

AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE

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What is humanism?
A
Researching humans
B
Being human
C
A cultural movement of the Renaissance based on the study of classical works.
D
How to be a human
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Definition. Renaissance Humanism was an intellectual movement typified by a revived interest in the classical world and studies which focussed not on religion but on what it is to be human.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Humanism Movement The Renaissance included an intellectual movement known as Humanism. Among its many principles, humanism promoted the idea that humans are at the center of their own universe and should embrace human achievements in education, classical arts, literature and science.

Detailed explanation-3: -Under the influence and inspiration of the classics, Renaissance humanists developed a new rhetoric and new learning. Some scholars also argue that humanism articulated new moral and civic perspectives, and values offering guidance in life to all citizens.

Detailed explanation-4: -Probably the most widely accepted definition of humanism is that it was the broad educational, literary, and cultural movement involving the studia humanitatis-grammar, rhetoric, poetry, history, and moral philosophy, based on the standard ancient authors in Latin and, to a lesser extent, Greek.

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