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Summary: Humanism was important during the Renaissance because it was a time when people changed how they thought about humanity, art and philosophy. Find out why humanism was a key aspect to this time period with answers from an experienced teacher in this free video on world history.
Diane Winans is a teacher of history, English and other core subjects with more than 40 years of experience in Ft. Worth, Texas.read more
"The Renaissance had a lot to do with humanity, and the way people felt, and how people treated one another, and so it had a lot to do with the change of how people interacted. Logic and exploration of all the avenues that were available to people -- both of those are humanistic kinds of things, and that contributed a great deal to the Renaissance, and the humanitarian parts of it."
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