Question

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

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.

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

Answer 1

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

(Their wealth from trade, urban culture, and rivalry among city-states funded art, learning, and patronage that sparked the Renaissance.)