What characteristics of Italian economic and political development in the late Middle Ages helped lead to the Italian Renaissance?(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0AThe city-states were centers of trade that competed in cultural development.%0D%0AThe city-states were centers of trade that competed in cultural development.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe city-states’ involvement in the Hundred Years’ War increased pressure on the feudal system.%0D%0AThe city-states’ involvement in the Hundred Years’ War increased pressure on the feudal system.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe isolation of Italian city-states spared them from the Black Death.%0D%0AThe isolation of Italian city-states spared them from the Black Death.%0D%0A%0D%0AA central monarchy created a strong national identity.

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- The city-states were centers of trade that competed in cultural development.