Which is the best explanation for why the Renaissance began in Italy?
Responses
Italy was a unified and powerful country, where new ideas could take hold free of outside influence
Italy was a unified and powerful country, where new ideas could take hold free of outside influence
only Italian merchants were allowed access to China, where they discovered new ideas
only Italian merchants were allowed access to China, where they discovered new ideas
trade and conflict brought Byzantine and Muslim ideas to wealthy Italian city-states
trade and conflict brought Byzantine and Muslim ideas to wealthy Italian city-states
Italian artists were the first to break with the traditions of Greece and Rome