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Look at the map of the Mediterranean region in the 1400s.

A map shows the Mediterranean region in the 1400s. To the east, just north of the Mediterranean Sea, the Ottoman Empire is outlined.The map shows a complex network of major travel routes connecting Europe to Africa and the Ottoman Empire.

How does the map help explain why the Renaissance began in Italy?

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Italy was not divided into separate feudal states.

Italy was not divided into separate feudal states.

Italy attracted scholars and religious pilgrims from northern Europe.

Italy attracted scholars and religious pilgrims from northern Europe.

Political unity made Italy a center of scholarship.

Political unity made Italy a center of scholarship.

Major trade routes went through Italy.

Major trade routes went through Italy.
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Major trade routes went through Italy.

(Trade brought wealth, ideas, and contact with Byzantine/Ottoman scholars, helping spark the Renaissance.)