Question

Which statements accurately explain why the Renaissance began in the Italian city-states?

Choose all answers that are correct.
A
Italy is in a good, central location for business and commerce so traders maintained contact with people and ideas from other places.
B
Italy had been the center of the Roman Empire, and people there saw Roman ruins and knew about the classics.
Pope Pious X built an art school in Florence that attracted the finest talent from throughout Europe.
Italian city-states were unified under one central government long before most other European countries

Answer 1

The statement which accurately explains why the Renaissance began in the Italian city-states is A) Italy is in a good, central location for business and commerce so traders maintained contact with people and ideas from other places. This made movement of people and ideas relatively easy and helped the spread of the Renaissance ideas around Europe.