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Which Roman lawyer used humanitas, root of the word humanities, to mean culture?

APtolemy
BVirgil
CCicero
DCaesar
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Cicero
1. He lived 106-43 BCE. 2. Cicero used humanitas for culture. 3. He was a contemporary of Julius Caesar. _Source: syllabus Themes in World History, Theme 7, Changing Cultural Traditions._
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