CLEP Western Civ I

Answer: B - Petrarch was considered the “Father of Humanism,” the school of thought that advocated teaching five humanities: grammar, history, moral philosophy, poetry, and rhetoric. The humanists advocated a return to classical learning, primarily to include literature and oratories, which were not generally a part of medieval education. Petrarch was insistent that Latin should again be used in writing and composed love poems in the classical language. Petrarch and Dante, who were both from Florence, where the Renaissance began, are generally considered to be the first Renaissance thinkers.