HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Florence
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Sienna
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Naples
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Venice
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Renaissance really gets going in the early years of 15th century in Florence. In this period, which we call the Early Renaissance, Florence is not a city in the unified country of Italy, as it is now.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Italian city of Florence is widely accepted as the birthplace of the Renaissance. One of the main reasons it began here was thanks to two scholars – Dante Alighieri and Francesco Petrarch. Both these writers were instrumental in reviving an interest in ancient Greek and Roman culture.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta-UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Detailed explanation-4: -ROECK: “This is Florence, where Renaissance culture first began. In the 15th century, it was a hotbed of creativity.
Detailed explanation-5: -Florence is one of the most significant city-states from the Renaissance in Italy and developed in the northern section of the Italian peninsula. The region is surrounded by hills with the Arno River in the center. As such, the city-state of Florence developed in the valley of the hills and around the river.