Define the term "humanism."

What will be an ideal response?


Beginning in the early Renaissance, humanism initially stated that one could become fully human only by studying the achievements of Greek and Roman culture. The meaning of the term has now expanded to include the creative and intellectual contributions of all cultures.

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A) ?abstract drips B) ?Farsi messages C) ?newspaper clippings D) ?woodcuts

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Name the four families of the classic orchestra.

What will be an ideal response?

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Discuss late medieval views of women and their reflection in Boccaccio’s Decameron and Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales

Please provide the best answer for the statement.

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In the nineteenth century, music was considered the "most Romantic of all the arts" because it __________

a) produced the most effective love songs b) was essential to the new forms of opera being developed c) was the most popular of the arts among youth d) provided access to unknown realms, separate from the outer world

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