Question

The Renaissance began in
A. Florence around 1300
B. Rome around 1300
C. Florence around 1400
D. Rome around 1400

So I know that it began in Florence, but I'm confused about the year. When I google it, it says 1300, but in my textbook it talks about the fifteenth century. Which one would it be?

Answer 1

15th century = 1400s

Go with what your text says.

Answer 2

Ok and Florence is correct, right?

Answer 3

Yes, definitely!

Answer 4

We could argue all night, but I would vote for 1400. I associate the black death and the fall of Constantinople (1453) with the early period. In particular the exodus of learned people from the Eastern Christian Empire to Europe after the rout by the Turks was a big help.