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What was Florence’s key role in the beginning of the Renaissance?
a.
Most of the pigments for the paint came from this region.
b.
Its wealth and individualism promoted artistic growth.
c.
It was the center of the Reformation, which started the Renaissance period.

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b. Its wealth and individualism promoted artistic growth.

Florence's prosperous merchant and banking class (like the Medici), patronage of artists, and humanist culture encouraged innovation in art, architecture, and learning — sparking the Renaissance. Option a is incorrect (pigments came from various places, not uniquely Florence) and option c is wrong (the Reformation began later and was centered in northern Europe, not Florence).