Which of the following best defines humanist? A. A movement that stressed the wisdom of the classics, human dignity, and human potential. B. A philosophy proposed by Petrarch that stressed the importance of the church in daily life. C. The idea proposed by Renaissance artists that all works of art should show humans as lifelike figures. D. An education program that fourteenth-century scholars used to teach students about classical Rome and Greece.

“[the city’s engineers excelled in areas] neglected by the greeks, such as the construction of roads and aqueducts, and of sewers that could wash the filth of the city into the tiber. they have built paved roads throughout the country, leveling ridges and filling up hollows, so as to make possible the movements of heavily loaded wagons. . and such is the quantity of water brought in by the aqueducts, that veritable rivers flow through the city and its sewers: almost every house has cisterns, waterpipes, and copious fountains.” —strabo, as quoted in empires ascendant: time frame 400 b. c.–a. d. 200 cisterns are tanks that hold water until it is needed; if a house has a cistern, it is likely to also have a. aqueducts. c. a swimming pool. b. a fish pond. d. sinks and faucets.