Explain how humanism was both new and old and what that has to do with idea of renaissance

Humanism had to do with the Renaissance as during the time period there  were famous humanist such as Petrarch, Lorenzo Valla and Leonardo Bruni, just to add a few. Humanism would be considered new as appreciation for the art of living was growing and the potential in humanity was possible. The humanities would include beauty, art, talent, and education as new art was rising. It would be old due to the interest in classicism which was greco-roman along with ancient philosophy, logic, rhetoric, investigation and classic architecture which included symmetrical pillars and arches.

option d is correct. corroborated sources of historical evidence   is necessary to validate a claim about an event in history.

historians tend to use written sources, but audio and visual materials as well as artifacts are important objects that supply information to modern historians.

historical sources are usually divided into two categories: primary and secondary sources. depending on the historian's intent, some sources shift their designation. determining what type of sources toimplement, and the level of credibility and reliability of those sources, is a significant step in critical thinking for the historian.

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