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Which events influenced the growth of Florence, leading to the beginning of the Renaissance? Select all that apply.
A.
the spread of the Bubonic Plague
B.
the invention of the printing press
C.
the unification of the Italian Peninsula
D.
the Crusades ordered by the pope
E.
the writings of Niccolò Machiavelli
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A and D.
- A (Bubonic Plague): The Black Death caused major social and economic shifts (labor shortages, rising wages, redistribution of wealth) that helped spur cultural change and the conditions for the Renaissance in Florence.
- D (Crusades): Crusader-era trade with the East boosted commerce and wealth in Italian city-states, including Florence, providing the economic base and patronage for Renaissance art and learning.
B and E occurred later and C did not happen then: the printing press and Machiavelli’s writings postdate the Renaissance’s beginnings, and Italian unification came centuries later.
- A (Bubonic Plague): The Black Death caused major social and economic shifts (labor shortages, rising wages, redistribution of wealth) that helped spur cultural change and the conditions for the Renaissance in Florence.
- D (Crusades): Crusader-era trade with the East boosted commerce and wealth in Italian city-states, including Florence, providing the economic base and patronage for Renaissance art and learning.
B and E occurred later and C did not happen then: the printing press and Machiavelli’s writings postdate the Renaissance’s beginnings, and Italian unification came centuries later.
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