Which statements correctly describe why the Renaissance began in the Italian city-states?

Question

Choose all answers that are correct.

Responses

Some wealthy merchants used their wealth to support humanist ideas, learning, art, architecture, and literature.

Some wealthy merchants used their wealth to support humanist ideas, learning, art, architecture, and literature.

Italy had not suffered from the dark days of the Middle Ages or from the plague or wars.

Italy had not suffered from the dark days of the Middle Ages or from the plague or wars.

The popes established a school for artists that attracted the finest talent from throughout Europe.

The popes established a school for artists that attracted the finest talent from throughout Europe.

The ruins of the Roman Empire still stood in Italy and people there maintained a connection with the learning of the past.

The ruins of the Roman Empire still stood in Italy and people there maintained a connection with the learning of the past.

Answer 1

The correct statements that describe why the Renaissance began in the Italian city-states are:

1. Some wealthy merchants used their wealth to support humanist ideas, learning, art, architecture, and literature.

2. The ruins of the Roman Empire still stood in Italy and people there maintained a connection with the learning of the past.

The other two statements are incorrect: Italy did experience the challenges of the Middle Ages, including the plague and wars, and while the popes supported artists, there was not a specific school established by the popes that attracted the finest talent from throughout Europe as a singular institution that would define the Renaissance.