HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Italian city-states had grown wealthy from trade between Europe and Asia
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Farmers produced great agricultural surpluses on vast plains
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Merchants supported the Green Revolution
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Many Europeans scholars had migrated to this area
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy? The Renaissance began in the Italian city-states because they had the wealth from the commerce and trade of the Middle Ages. For some time, Venice had outfitted the crusaders and was the conduit for the silk and spice trade from India and China.
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.
Detailed explanation-3: -The wealth of the Italian city-state played an important role in the Renaissance. This wealth allowed prominent families to support artists, scientists, and philosophers spurring on new ideas and artistic movements. Florence is where the Renaissance first began.