Answer - C - Humanism was the great intellectual movement that came out of the Renaissance that emphasized secular life over the religious, focusing upon classical works of philosophy, art, history, and literature.
Key Takeaway: A great Renaissance intellectual movement, Humanism emphasized the secular life over the religion. In general, humanists tended toward the study of philosophy, art, history, and literature and longed to study classical works from the past. Although humanist artists themselves tended to focus on the secular life, the humanist courts of Italy patronized artists who rendered both secular and religious works.
