HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Detailed explanation-1: -One major reason the Renaissance began in Italy is linked to geography. The city-states of Italy, located on a peninsula were positioned on the Mediterranean Sea, were centres for trade and commerce, the first stop for both goods and new ideas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Italy had three advantages that made it the birthplace of the Renaissance: thriving cities, a wealthy merchant class, and the classical heritage of Greece and Rome. Overseas trade, spurred by the Crusades, had led to the growth of large city-states in northern Italy. The region also had many sizable towns.
Detailed explanation-3: -The decline of feudalism and the rise of cities influenced each other; for example, the demand for luxury goods led to an increase in trade, which led to greater numbers of tradesmen becoming wealthy, who, in turn, demanded more luxury goods.