Question

What characteristics of Italian economic and political development in the late Middle Ages helped lead to the Italian Renaissance?(1 point)
Responses

The city-states were centers of trade that competed in cultural development.
The city-states were centers of trade that competed in cultural development.

The city-states’ involvement in the Hundred Years’ War increased pressure on the feudal system.
The city-states’ involvement in the Hundred Years’ War increased pressure on the feudal system.

The isolation of Italian city-states spared them from the Black Death.
The isolation of Italian city-states spared them from the Black Death.

A central monarchy created a strong national identity.
A central monarchy created a strong national identity.
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Answer 1

The city-states were centers of trade that competed in cultural development.

Wealth from commerce and banking in independent city-states (Florence, Venice, Milan) funded patrons, artists, and scholars, and inter-city competition spurred artistic and intellectual innovation that became the Renaissance.