What is the best definition of humanism ?
Correct answer: B. The intellectual movement interested in classical antiquity
- A. The movement to write more in vernacular
- B. The intellectual movement interested in classical antiquity
- C. The scientific movement away from classical antiquity
- D. The movement based on literature about courtly love
Explanation
Humanism revived the study of Greek and Roman texts, languages, history, and philosophy. Vernacular writing and courtly love belong to related medieval or Renaissance developments, not the core definition of humanism.
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