How Did the Definition of Culture Change from the Sixteenth

question 37

Multiple Choice

How did the definition of culture change from the sixteenth century onward?

• A) It was extended to the cultivation of the mind.
• B) It dealt with the high arts of music, poetry, and theatre.
• C) It equated refinement as juxtaposed to barbarism.
• D) It took its meaning from the golden age of the Roman Empire.
• E) It was rooted in the idea of cultivation of animals or crops.

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