USA HISTORY

LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861

AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A major reason that the Renaissance began in Italy was that
A
Farmers produced great agricultural surpluses on great plains
B
Italian city-states had grown wealthy from trade between Europe and Asia and therefore had a wealthy class that invested in the arts
C
Legislative bodies began to tax churches
D
A socialist form of government
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One important reason why the Renaissance began in Italy is because it was such a wealthy and prosperous nation. Throughout the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, Italy, particularly Florence, developed successful trade deals with much of Asia and Eastern Europe, vastly increasing its capital.

Detailed explanation-2: -Italy grew wealthy because of trade at the Italian peninsula. Italians traded with China and India to get silk and spices and they used the items to sell to the western Europe, and they used the items for other reasons such as making things that was useful.

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