The renaissance developed primarily out of a widespread interest in which of the following?

They took an interest in Greek and Roman cultures such as literature, the arts and science.  Manuscripts and other works of the Greeks and Romans were highly valued by scholars and patrons of the arts.  During this period, literature, art and architecture developed and enriched Western Civilization by recapturing knowledge that was once lost and now is found again.

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts

a.impressment of us soldiers